Book Description
Highly illustrated look at the military heritage of the Channel Islands from Viking invaders to the present day.
Author : Andrew Powell-Thomas
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 45,29 MB
Release : 2024-06-15
Category : History
ISBN : 1398112844
Highly illustrated look at the military heritage of the Channel Islands from Viking invaders to the present day.
Author : George Forty
Publisher : Ian Allan Publishing
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 21,85 MB
Release : 2005
Category : History
ISBN :
"Drawing upon first-hand reminiscences and a superb collection of historic photographs from a wide variety of sources - including private collections - the book details the history of wartime years then brings it up to date with a succinct survey of the surviving relics of the Nazi occupation which can still be seen today." "Channel Islands at War, originally published in hardback in 1999 and now reprinted in paperback to coincide with the 60th anniversary of the Islands' liberation in 1945, presents a graphic portrait of this fascinating aspect of recent British history. It will undoubtedly be of considerable interest to all those who study World War 2 in general and Northwest Europe in detail, and also be of particular interest to those who specialise in the employment of the armed forces of Nazi Germany, in a very different environment to that of the usual World War 2 battlefields."--BOOK JACKET.
Author : Robert Bard
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 38,67 MB
Release : 2014-05-15
Category : Channel Islands
ISBN : 9781445640372
The incredible true story of what really happened in the Channel Islands during the Second World War. The Channel lslands were occupied on 30 June 1940 when four German planes landed at Guernsey Airport. They were the only part of Britain to be occupied during the Second World War. The islands had been officially demilitarised on 19 June, but the War Office in London overlooked the necessity to inform the Germans. This led to a German air attack on 28 June, which resulted in thirty-eight civilian deaths. Hitler was extremely proud of the conquest of the Channel lslands, and saw it as a stepping-stone to the full invasion of the rest of Britain. The occupying forces were instructed to behave correctly. This would show the rest of Britain that there was nothing to be feared from life under the Third Reich. This book looks at the German Occupation, the unsavoury events that occurred on the Islands, and why at the end of the war a cover-up of these events was instigated by the British Government.
Author : Gilly Carr
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 35,70 MB
Release : 2014-02-19
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 3319034073
This book explores the way in which the legacy of the German occupation of the Channel Islands has been turned into heritage (or, conversely, neglected) over the last 70 years. Once seen as the ‘taint of the mark of the beast’, the perception of much of what the Germans left behind has slowly changed from being despised and reviled, buried underground or dumped at sea, to being reclaimed, restored, highly valued and treated as ‘heritage’. This book examines the journey of various aspects of this heritage, exploring the role of each post-war generation in picking at the scar of occupation, refusing to let it heal or fade. By discovering and interpreting anew their once-hated legacy, each generation of Channel Islanders has changed the resulting collective memory of a period which is rapidly moving to the edge of living memory. It includes the first in-depth investigation into the multiple aspects of heritage of occupation of a single place and will offer comparative material for other heritage professionals who work with similar material throughout Europe and in other post-occupation areas. It will explore the complex ethical issues faced by anyone who works with the legacy or heritage of Nazism, seeking to understand how and why the Channel Islands have responded in the way that they have and asking how unique – or typical for formerly-occupied Europe - their response has been.
Author : Andrew Powell-Thomas
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
Page : 159 pages
File Size : 45,26 MB
Release : 2023-05-15
Category : History
ISBN : 1398103144
Explore Wiltshire's military heritage, from Roman times to the present day, in this illustrated guide.
Author : Stephen Wynn
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 19,32 MB
Release : 2019-03-30
Category : History
ISBN : 1473865263
Stories of the residents of Jersey, Guernsey, and other Channel Islands and their service and sacrifice during the First World War. Before the outbreak of the First World War, the Channel Islands were scenic, sunny holiday destinations, where it was possible to briefly escape the hustle and bustle of life. But as soon as the fighting began, worries arose about the threat of a German invasion to the islands, which are much closer to the coast of France than the southern coast of Great Britain. Both men and women alike played their part. Men joined one of the islands’ militia or enlisted in one of the numerous regiments of the British Army, including the ‘Jersey Pals’ and the Royal Irish Fusiliers, Royal Irish Rifles, and Royal Irish Regiment. This book looks at the commitment and achievements of the Channel Islands’ very own Royal Guernsey Light Infantry, formed in December 1916. The Islands’ women volunteered in droves to serve with the British Red Cross’ Voluntary Aid Detachments, not just throughout the Channel Islands, but in mainland Great Britain and further afield in Belgium, France, and beyond. Ultimately, German soldiers didn’t set foot on the islands—except for about two thousand held captive there as prisoners of war. This book tells the story of the people of the Channel Islands and what they did during the First World War—including those who paid the ultimate price. Includes photos
Author : Paul Sanders
Publisher : Paul Sanders
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 38,37 MB
Release : 2005
Category : History
ISBN : 0953885836
The British Isles have only been successfully invaded and occupied once since 1066: the German occupation of the Channel Islands from 1940-1945. This book commemorates a defining period in the history of the islands and an important aspect of contemporary British history.
Author : Alan G. Jamieson
Publisher : Methuen Publishing
Page : 618 pages
File Size : 23,1 MB
Release : 1986
Category : History
ISBN :
Author : Peter King
Publisher : Robert Hale
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 48,88 MB
Release : 1991
Category : History
ISBN :
Author : Charles Stephenson
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 41,49 MB
Release : 2013-05-20
Category : History
ISBN : 1849080402
Following the fall of France and the surrender of Paris on 14 June 1940, the British Government announced that the Channel Islands had no strategic importance and would not be defended. The Germans occupied the islands from the end of June onwards and remained in control until the end of the war. On 10 October 1941 Hitler announced his intention to 'convert them into an impregnable fortress', and the islands formed the most heavily fortified and defended section of the entire Atlantic Wall. This book describes the design, construction and manning of these defensive positions, as well as considering more widely the occupation of the Channel Islands by the Germans.