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The Guns of the Northeast: Costal Defences from the Tyne to the Humber
A graphic account of the defence of Hartlepool, Whitby and Scarborough against German seaborne raiders in 1914 and a detailed history the coastal defences 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.
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The Guns of the Northeast: Costal Defences from the Tyne to the Humber
A graphic account of the defence of Hartlepool, Whitby and Scarborough against German seaborne raiders in 1914 and a detailed history the coastal defences 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.
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The Guns of the Northeast: Costal Defences from the Tyne to the Humber

The Guns of the Northeast: Costal Defences from the Tyne to the Humber

by Joe Foster
The Guns of the Northeast: Costal Defences from the Tyne to the Humber
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The Guns of the Northeast: Costal Defences from the Tyne to the Humber

The Guns of the Northeast: Costal Defences from the Tyne to the Humber

by Joe Foster

Overview

A graphic account of the defence of Hartlepool, Whitby and Scarborough against German seaborne raiders in 1914 and a detailed history the coastal defences 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.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781783460175
Publisher: Pen & Sword Books Limited
Publication date: 01/24/2020
Series: Battlefield Britain
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 160
File size: 5 MB

About the Author

Joe Foster is an author and historian.
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