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Alderney At War
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Author : Brian Bonnard
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009
Alderney At War written by Brian Bonnard and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Alderney (Guernsey) categories.
Alderney At War
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Author : Brian Bonnard
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1993
Alderney At War written by Brian Bonnard and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with History categories.
Alderney At War
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Author : Brian Bonnard
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009-07
Alderney At War written by Brian Bonnard and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-07 with Alderney (Guernsey) categories.
On 23 June 1940, one week before the German invaders arrived and with just a few hours notice, the island of Alderney was evacuated of all but a handful of its 1,450 inhabitants. During its occupation Alderney became an island fortress and slave labour camp. "Alderney at War" offers the fullest account ever published of events on the island during the war, as well as an examination of the circumstances leading up to the evacuation and the subsequent fate of the refugees. Bonnard draws on both German and British official records and on the fascinating eye-witness accounts of former Russian, French and islander prisoners, as well as personal diaries and photographs taken by members of the occupying forces. "Alderney at War" is a factual record of this remarkable episode in British history, which is sure to enthrall residents and visitors to the Channel Islands, but its comprehensive coverage of those grim years guarantees it a place alongside any Second World War History.
The Channel Islands At War
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Author : Robert Bard
language : en
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Release Date : 2014-05-15
The Channel Islands At War written by Robert Bard and has been published by Amberley Publishing Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-05-15 with History categories.
The incredible true story of what really happened in occupied Guernsey during the Second World War.
Alderney Fortress Island
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Author : T. X. H. Pantcheff
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015-03-02
Alderney Fortress Island written by T. X. H. Pantcheff and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-03-02 with categories.
Alderney Fortress Island
Alderney Fortress Island
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Author : T. X. H. Pantcheff
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1981
Alderney Fortress Island written by T. X. H. Pantcheff and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1981 with History categories.
Fortress Island
Ships And Soldiers
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Author : Brian Bonnard
language : en
Publisher: Strange Chemistry
Release Date : 2013-05
Ships And Soldiers written by Brian Bonnard and has been published by Strange Chemistry this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-05 with History categories.
Alderney, a small island in the English Channel, lies only 9 miles from the Normandy coast. It was formerly linked to the Duchy when the Dukedom of Normandy was listed among the titles of the English Sovereign. After the Duchy was lost by King John in 1304, Alderney was raided for over three centuries by the French, who considered it to be a part of France. From the Middle Ages to the nineteenth century, a Militia of able-bodied men over the age of 16 was retained permanently to defend the island, and enhanced by garrisons of English troops at times of war. From Elizabethan times to the beginning of the twentieth century, Alderney's economy was based chiefly on building fortresses, smuggling and, up to 1830, legitimately preying on French, Spanish and American shipping under the Letters of Marque issued by the Crown. In Victorian times a huge harbor and impressive chain of forts was built by the English Government. During the Second World War, the Germans occupied Alderney and greatly added to the defenses, this time against possible invasion from England. Ships and Soldiers explores the fascinating history of this remote and highly contested outpost since the days of the Norman Conquest. Richly illustrated with over 220 pictures, it demonstrates why, although measuring only 3 miles squared, Alderney has always been a vital English domain.
Adolf Island
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Author : Caroline Sturdy Colls
language : en
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Release Date : 2022-03-15
Adolf Island written by Caroline Sturdy Colls and has been published by Manchester University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-03-15 with Social Science categories.
‘Adolf Island’ offers new forensic, archaeological and spatial perspectives on the Nazi forced and slave labour programme that was initiated on the Channel Island of Alderney during its occupation in the Second World War. Drawing on extensive archival research and the results of the first in-field investigations of the ‘crime scenes’ since 1945, the book identifies and characterises the network of concentration and labour camps, fortifications, burial sites and other material traces connected to the occupation, providing new insights into the identities and experiences of the men and women who lived, worked and died within this landscape. Moving beyond previous studies focused on military aspects of occupation, the book argues that Alderney was intrinsically linked to wider systems of Nazi forced and slave labour.
Channel Islands At War
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Author : George Forty
language : en
Publisher: Ian Allan Publishing
Release Date : 2005
Channel Islands At War written by George Forty and has been published by Ian Allan Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with History categories.
"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.
The Alderney Story 1939 1949
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Author : Michael St. John Packe
language : en
Publisher: Alderney Society
Release Date : 1971
The Alderney Story 1939 1949 written by Michael St. John Packe and has been published by Alderney Society this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1971 with History categories.
"From personal accounts and contemporary documents."