Essex at War 1939-45 PB Frances Clamp (Your Towns & Cities in World War Two)

Essex at War 1939 - 1945Author(s): Frances Clamp\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Pen & Sword Books Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Pen & Sword Military\nISBN-13: 9781473860414, 978-1473860414\nSynopsis\nAlthough much maligned, Essex is a vibrant county with a long and exciting history. Being close to the Continent and with one of Britain s longest coastlines, it was an obvious target for invasion as the threat of war grew. Many defensive structures were built by the sea and to protect major routes across the county. The remains of pill boxes can still be seen. Essex at War [tel] tells how war greatly affected the county: children were evacuated both to and from Essex; being close to London the county suffered from regular air attacks; farming was important and the Women s Land Army arrived in force. Accounts of Essex airmen and sailors who supported those escaping from Dunkirk are told, and once the USA entered the war there was a new type of invasion in the county when their s.