Guns of the North-east, coastal defences from the Tyne to the Humber, Joe Foster
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Guns of the North-east, coastal defences from the Tyne to the Humber, Joe Foster
Language
eng
Index
no index present
Literary form
non fiction
Main title
Guns of the North-east
Medium
electronic resource
Nature of contents
dictionaries
Responsibility statement
Joe Foster
Series statement
Battlefield Britain
Sub title
coastal defences from the Tyne to the Humber
Summary
A graphic account of the defense of Hartlepool, Whitby and Scarborough against German seaborne raiders in 1914 and a detailed history the coastal defenses that confronted the German navy. For the first time the author relates the wider story of the batteries of the Northeast of England and of the gunners who manned them in times of war and peace. His study covers all the coastal batteries from Northumberland and the Tyne, south through Wearside and Durham, Hartlepool and the Tees, to North Yorkshire and the Humber. Information on all the sites of the gun batteries along the coast is included. Published in association with the Heugh Battery Restoriation Trust
Target audience
adult
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