'Secret Wartime Britain' : new book published by Pen & Sword Books

During the Second World War, thousands of sites across Britain were requisitioned to support the war efforts. Additionally countless others were built from scratch regardless of cost. Often the purpose of these locations was concealed even from those living close by.

The author of Secret Wartime Britain has compiled a fascinating collection of examples that still exist today, albeit often in different usage. They include underground factories, storage sites and headquarters; spy and communication centres; interrogation and POW camps; dummy sites; research facilities such as sinister Porton Down; treasure stores in stately homes and even royal retreats in the event of invasion such as Madresfield Court.

This book was published on the 5 November and appeared to be well received on the Subbrit discussion group and also presently shows a discounted price of £20 on the Pen & Sword website against a published price of £25 ; www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Secret-Wartime-Britain-Hardback/p/15608 .

Book 'review' on the Mail Online website here ; www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6345685...helped-win-WWII.html .

Subbrit homepage here ;www.subbrit.org.uk/ .

Now I know what I want to buy myself for Christmas!

Have just bought one for Christmas of course! David you should get paid commission?

Footage shown on the Mail link is of the Highball trials using a Mosquito against the 'ship target' at Ashley Walk and not the Dambusters.

Have got my copy and am reading through it. Disappointed as most of it as far as I am concerned is already in the public domaine. A lot on this website. Not half way through but have picked up on a few proof reading errors e.g. Fould for Fauld, Childmark for Chilmark and Rudhoe for Rudloe.

David wrote:

This book was published on the 5 November and appeared to be well received on the Subbrit discussion group and also presently shows a discounted price of £20 on the Pen & Sword website against a published price of £25 ; www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Secret-Wartime-Britain-Hardback/p/15608 . .

Now significantly cheaper on Amazon. I've just paid £17.44 inc p&p (As often the case, new copies are cheaper than S/H). The publisher's price has a £4 p&p surcharge.

I can see me doing a review for AR on this.

I tend to wait until something interesting is published by Folly Books. The volume covering Burlington is a favourite.

Anything authored by Nick McCamley or Nick Catford is guaranteed to be exceptionally well written, illustrated and accurate.

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