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Scapa Flow

By Angus Konstam

Scapa Flow Social Sciences

Scapa Flow

By Angus Konstam

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A compact history charting the development of this natural harbor in the Orkney Islands, Britain's most important naval base during World Wars I and II. In 1914 and again in 1939, the British began building a comprehensive defensive network by fortifying the entrances to Scapa Flow, and then extended these defenses to cover most of Orkney. By 1940, it had become an island fortress, the largest integrated defensive network of its kind in Europe, manned by as many as 50,000 Commonwealth troops. Backed by newly commissioned artwork, naval historian Angus Konstam tells the story of this mighty naval fortress, many pieces of which can still be seen on the island today.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
illustrated
Number of Pages:
64
Release Date:
2009-07-21
Publication Date:
2009-07-21
Publisher:
Bloomsbury USA
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1846033667
ISBN13:
9781846033667
Weight:
217 g
Height:
183 cm
Width:
246 cm
Thickness:
8 cm
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