Secret Wartime Britain (ePub)

Name: Secret Wartime Britain
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Hidden Places that Helped Win the Second World War (Sprache: Englisch)

Autor: Colin Philpott

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The secret military facilities hidden across Great Britain are revealed and investigated in this fascinating WWII history.

During the Second World War, thousands of facilities across Britain were requisitioned to support the war efforts. Beyond that, countless others were built from scratch. Often the purpose of these locations was a closely guarded secret, even from those living close by.

In Secret Wartime Britain, Colin Philpott has compiled a fascinating collection of sites that still exist in some form today. They include underground factories, storage sites and headquarters; spy and communication centers; interrogation and POW camps; dummy sites; research facilities such as the sinister Porton Down; treasure stores in stately homes and even royal retreats in the event of invasion, such as Madresfield Court.

Where were these sites and why were they needed? How successfully were they kept secret? What has happened to them since? Were they returned to their owners? Answers to these and other questions make Secret Wartime Britain a riveting and revealing read.

Autoren-Porträt von Colin Philpott

Colin Philpott has a long-standing interest in Second World War history, architecture and abandoned buildings and venues.

Relics of the Reich (Pen & Sword Military, 2015) examined and described the Nazis' architectural legacy. He is also the author of A Place in History (2012) and his drama The Last Match was first performed in 2014.

He is the former Director of the National Media Museum and was a BBC programme-maker and journalist for twenty-five years. Alongside his writing, he now works as a non-executive director, a producer on creative and media projects and as a radio and event presenter. He is in demand as a lecturer and presenter.