The West Country's Last Line of Defence

The West Country's Last Line of Defence Taunton Stop Line

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Publisher's Synopsis

As Hitler's Germany spread her wings across Europe in the late 1930s, nations across the continent began preparing their own defences. The threat of invasion on home soil seemed unlikely at first, but as the relentless Nazi war machine steamrollered country after country, by June 1940 a series of 'stop lines' were created across Britain in an effort to delay any Nazi invasion. This book looks at the role and locations of the Taunton stop line, a 50-mile defensive 'wall' spanning Somerset, Devon and Dorset, and its lasting legacy that can still be seen today across the idyllic rolling countryside of the South West.

Book information

ISBN: 9781445662503
Publisher: Amberley Publishing
Imprint: Amberley Publishing
Pub date:
DEWEY: 940.542123
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 96
Weight: 282g
Height: 235mm
Width: 166mm
Spine width: 8mm