An edition of Fortress Britain
(2013)
Fortress Britain
all the invasions and incursions since 1066
by Ian Hernon
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The British have not been backward in coming forward when it comes to aggressive visits abroad. But it hasn't all been one way as shown in this dramatic history of the survival of an island race over 900 years - sometimes, surprisingly, against the odds.
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Table of Contents
Introduction
1. After Hastings
2. King Louis of England?
3. The Hundred Years' War
4. The pretenders
5. Henry's castles and the invasion of the Isle of Wight
6. The Spanish Armada
7. Mousehole
8. The Barbary pirates
9. The Battle of the Medway
10. The 'Glorious' Invasion
11. The French Armada of 1692
12. The Jacobite invasion of England
13. The Choiseul plan
14. John Paul Jones
15. The Battle of Fishguard
16. The Napoleon threat and Britain's "Great Terror"
17. Threats from America and Germany: 1815-1939
18. Operation Sea Lion
19. The Battle of Graveney Marsh
20. The occupation of the Channel islands
Conclusions.
Appendix 1: Chroniclers' accounts of the 1377 raids
Appendix 2: Later history of castles and fortifications featured
Appendix 3: Samuel Pepys diary extracts
Appendix 4: Martello Towers
Appendix 5: Pillboxes.
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references (pages 260-266) and index.
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