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Air Raids on South West Essex in the Great War
Alan Simpson
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Description for Air Raids on South West Essex in the Great War
hardcover. A close look at the effects of air raids on school attendance. Detailed information about the three Zeppelin raids on Leyton with extracts from contemporary letters, diaries, newspapers and combat reports. Num Pages: 224 pages, 32 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAX; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 316 x 313 x 23. Weight in Grams: 644.
A quarter of a century before the Blitz of 1940, the inhabitants of south-west Essex were terrorized by an earlier aerial menace. Over the course of four years, German Zeppelins, Gothas and Giants flew above their homes, unleashing hundreds of highly explosive and incendiary bombs on London. During three of these raids, bombs were dropped on Leyton and many others landed elsewhere in south-west Essex. These early air raids are now largely forgotten in local memory, but for the inhabitants of the time the attacks were unprecedented, unexpected and lethal. In the years since the Great War a great ... Read more
A quarter of a century before the Blitz of 1940, the inhabitants of south-west Essex were terrorized by an earlier aerial menace. Over the course of four years, German Zeppelins, Gothas and Giants flew above their homes, unleashing hundreds of highly explosive and incendiary bombs on London. During three of these raids, bombs were dropped on Leyton and many others landed elsewhere in south-west Essex. These early air raids are now largely forgotten in local memory, but for the inhabitants of the time the attacks were unprecedented, unexpected and lethal. In the years since the Great War a great ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Pen & Sword Aviation
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781473834125
SKU
9781473834125
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About Alan Simpson
Alan Simpson has lived most of his life near the border between Essex and London. He developed an interest in local history while at school and studied history at university. After working for many years in the Civil Service, he now works at the Royal College of Surgeons in London. A keen photographer and deltiologist, and a member of the ... Read more
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