Channel Islands At War
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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 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.
The Channel Islands In The Great War
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Author : Stephen Wynn
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2019-03-30
The Channel Islands In The Great War written by Stephen Wynn and has been published by Pen and Sword this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-03-30 with History categories.
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
An Island At War
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Author : Deborah Carr
language : en
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Release Date : 2021-06-25
An Island At War written by Deborah Carr and has been published by HarperCollins UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-06-25 with Fiction categories.
Now with a brand new epilogue! Please update your eBook to get the new version and find out what happens after the war...
The German Occupation Of The Channel Islands
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Author : Charles Greig Cruickshank
language : en
Publisher: London ; New York : Published for the Trustees of the Imperial War Museum by Oxford University Press
Release Date : 1975
The German Occupation Of The Channel Islands written by Charles Greig Cruickshank and has been published by London ; New York : Published for the Trustees of the Imperial War Museum by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1975 with History categories.
The War In The Channel Islands
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Author : Winston G. Ramsey
language : en
Publisher: After the Battle S.
Release Date : 1981
The War In The Channel Islands written by Winston G. Ramsey and has been published by After the Battle S. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1981 with Channel Islands categories.
Besides being the only British territory occupied by the Germans in the World War II, it is perhaps less generally known that the Channel Islands were fortified out of all proportion to the rest of Hitler's Atlantic Wall: a legacy that is explored in individual chapters on Alderney, Guernsey, Jersey and Sark.
A Child S War
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Author : Molly Bihet
language : en
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Release Date : 2009
A Child S War written by Molly Bihet 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 2009 with History categories.
A Child's War tells the story of Germany's occupation of Guernsey through the eyes of a young girl.
The Second World War And The Other British Isles
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Author : Daniel Travers
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2018-06-28
The Second World War And The Other British Isles written by Daniel Travers and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-06-28 with History categories.
What is often held to be Britain's 'finest hour' – the Second World War – was not experienced so uniformly across the British Isles. On the margins, the war was endured in profoundly different ways. While D-Day or Dunkirk is embedded in British collective memory, how many Britons can recall that Finns were interned on the Isle of Man, that enemy soldiers developed British infrastructure in Orkney, or that British subjects were sent to concentration camps from Guernsey? Such experiences, tangential to the dominant British war narrative, are commemorated elsewhere in the 'other British Isles'. In this remarkable contribution to British Island Studies, Daniel Travers pursues these histories and their commemoration across numerous local sites of memory: museums, heritage sites and public spaces. He examines the way these island identities assert their own distinctiveness over the British wartime story, and ultimately the way they fit into the ongoing discourse about how the memory of the Second World War has been constructed since 1945.
The Model Occupation
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Author : Madeleine Bunting
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2014-07-24
The Model Occupation written by Madeleine Bunting and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-07-24 with History categories.
‘A masterly work of profound research and reflection, objective and humane’ Hugh Trevor-Roper, Sunday Telegraph What would have happened if the Nazis had invaded Britain? How would the British people have responded – with resistance or collaboration? In Madeleine Bunting’s pioneering study, we begin to find the answers to this age-old question. Though rarely remembered today, the Nazis occupied the British Channel Islands for much of the Second World War. In piecing together the fragments left behind – from the love affairs between island women and German soldiers, the betrayals and black marketeering, to the individual acts of resistance – Madeleine Bunting has brought this uncomfortable episode of British history into full view with spellbinding clarity.
Storming Hitler S British Fortress
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Author : Simon Hamon
language : en
Publisher: Frontline Books
Release Date : 2023-07-31
Storming Hitler S British Fortress written by Simon Hamon and has been published by Frontline Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-07-31 with History categories.
In 1940 British forces were withdrawn from the Channel Islands, allowing the Germans to occupy British territory. Hitler was determined to hold onto what he saw as a valuable prize, and the islands were heavily fortified. However, despite being extensively defended, the occupied Channel Islands remained vulnerable to commando-style raids. Indeed, a total of nine such operations were conducted between 1940 and 1943. Many others were planned but never executed. Each one was a bold and dangerous expedition, with small groups of men daring to trespass on Hitler’s cherished British stronghold. The first of these attacks, Operation Ambassador, took place on the night of 14/15 July 1940. The second ever raid undertaken by the Commandos, it was focused on the island of Guernsey. Though the mission failed to achieve any of its objectives, valuable lessons were learnt. In the weeks, months and years that followed, raids were also undertaken against Jersey, Sark, Herm, Burhou and the Casquets lighthouse off Alderney. The final attack, Hardtack 22, was one of the three carried out against the German garrison on Sark. After the second mission, Hardtack 7, had to be aborted, the Commandos returned to the island on the night of 26/27 December 1943, tasked with undertaking a reconnaissance and capturing prisoners. This too was a failure after the raiders entered a minefield; two men were killed and most of the others wounded. Compiled from official reports and first-hand accounts, each of the raids is packed with intrigue and drama – including the fear of reprisals being taken against the islanders. Each of the missions are explored on the ground today by the authors, with the routes taken and all key locations relating to each attack photographed and described. The planned but never executed raids are also explored. Never before have these stories been told in such detail, and never before in the words of those that took part in the raids and those who ultimately, were most affected.