20th CENTURY DEFENCES IN BRITAIN: THE WEST MIDLANDS AREA

This is a comprehensive guide to Twenteith Century military and civil defence sites in Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire and the West Midlands conurbation. As well as catering for enthusiasts of local and military history, it has also been written for all those who have an interest in the many sites that played such an important part in our recent history. The book sets out the context of the various types of sites and gives detail of those remaining. The fifteen detailed chapters include, as well as the army, air force and (surprisingl) naval sites, those assocated with the Hoem Guard and anti-invasion defence, war production, the wireless war, prisoner-of-war camps and many sites used for the treatment of the wounded. The detailed text is supported by many photographs and detailed plans and maps. A comprehensive site gazetteer and bibliography complete the book.