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Devon's Military Heritage (Paperback)
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Devon's Military Heritage (Paperback)
Series: Military Heritage
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List price R474
Loot Price R385
Discovery Miles 3 850
You Save R89 (19%)
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The county of Devon, with its coastline north and south, wild
moorland, and rolling rural countryside, villages, market towns,
many characterised by local industries, and historic cities of
Exeter and Plymouth, has a rich military history that stretches
back through centuries. Evidence of Devon's military heritage can
be seen throughout the county with numerous buildings and other
structures still standing proud today. Devon's Military Heritage
explores the long military history of the county, not only the
battles that took place on its soil and the measures that were
taken to defend it against possible attack but also the heritage of
the military units that were raised in the county and which were
sent to fight in conflicts abroad. The 1588 Spanish Armada was
first engaged by the English fleet off Plymouth, and the famous
Devon mariners Sir Francis Drake, Sir John Hawkins, Sir Humphrey
Gilbert, Sir Walter Raleigh and Sir Richard Grenville were at the
forefront of the defeat of the Armada and other encounters with the
Spanish during this period. A hundred years later, in 1688, William
of Orange landed at Brixham to launch the Glorious Revolution.
Devonport has long been a major port and shipbuilding centre for
the Royal Navy and Plymouth was a target for German aerial
bombardment in the Second World War. Soldiers from the Devonshire
Regiment and the Royal Devon Yeomanry and their antecedents fought
for the country for centuries and Devon was also the site of the
disastrous rehearsal for D-Day where hundreds of Allied servicemen
lost their lives off Slapton Sands and in Lyme Bay. The military
heritage of castles, fortifications, airfields, military bases and
monuments throughout the county is also explored. This book will be
of interest to all those who would like to know more about Devon's
remarkable military history.
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