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Defending London - The Military Landscape from Prehistory to the Present (Paperback, New)
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Defending London - The Military Landscape from Prehistory to the Present (Paperback, New)
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For two thousand years London has been at the heart of Britain's
development as a nation, providing a focus for its political life.
The military element is now usually visible only through the
pageantry which attends royal occasions, but this masks a more
serious underlying intent. Frequently the target for both foreign
invaders and domestic factions, it has been required to defend
itself against everything from seaborne raiders to aerial
bombardment and the threat of nuclear war. At the same time, the
direction of military affairs has been centred on London, along
with the military infrastructure of barracks, depots, magazines,
dockyards and munitions factories. The evidence for much of this
can be seen in the landscape, from the mediaeval Tower of London
and the underground nuclear citadels in the urban centre, to the
royal palaces, moated sites, airfields and anti-invasion defences
in the suburbs and the green belt. This book describes the various
elements of London's military heritage, and places them in their
historical and social context. From the castles and strong-houses
of the mediaeval and Tudor monarchs and statesmen, to the
pseudo-fortresses of the Victorian militia and rifle volunteers;
the airfields of the anti-Zeppelin fighters of the Royal Flying
Corps, and the Battle of Britain bases of the RAF, to the pillboxes
of the defences against invasion in 1940, and the anti-nuclear
defences of the Cold War and beyond.
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