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Invasion : Defending Britain from Attack

by Dan Cruickshank
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Synopsis

For hundreds of years Britain has been portrayed as an island fortress, impregnable since 1066, a self-sufficient nation protected by the sea around it. By exploring the fortresses and defensive structures of coastal Britain, Dan Cruickshank in the BBC series Invasion seeks to dispel this popular myth and provide an argument that Britain is a nation whose history is instead defined by the fear of invasion.

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Book Details

Published
October 12, 2001
Publisher
Boxtree Ltd
Pages
185
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780752220291

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