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Cornwall's Military Heritage (Paperback)
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Cornwall's Military Heritage (Paperback)
Series: Military Heritage
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List price R493
Loot Price R401
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You Save R92 (19%)
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The county of Cornwall in the far south-west of England is
surrounded by sea on three sides. Resisting Roman and Anglo-Saxon
invaders, it retained its Celtic independence and remained separate
from the rest of England into the Middle Ages. Cornwall has a rich
military history that stretches back through centuries, and
evidence of this military heritage can be seen throughout the
county with numerous buildings and other structures still standing
today. Cornwall's Military Heritage explores the history of the
county - not only the battles that took place on its soil and the
measures that were taken to defend it, but also the heritage of the
military units that were nurtured there and sent to fight in
conflicts abroad. Cornwall was home to two uprisings in 1497,
followed by the Prayer Book Rebellion in 1549 and the Spanish
raiding of 1595. In the English Civil War, Cornwall was a Royalist
stronghold in the predominantly Parliamentarian South West, and
Pendennis Castle was besieged alongside the strategic Isles of
Scilly, contested by both sides. Author Andrew Powell-Thomas
explores the conflicts surrounding an array of historic monuments,
including castles, forts, airfields and military bases, noting how
the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry and its antecedents fought
through two world wars to maintain the survival of this most
remarkable county.
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