BRITISH ANTI-INVASION DEFENCES 1940-1945

THE OFFICIAL HANDBOOK OF THE PILLBOX STUDY GROUP

A POCKET REFERENCE GUIDE

Despite the passing of sixty years, and the effects of development, erosion and even ignorance, many of these structures still survive. This book is intended to provide a brief and concise insight into the history of `pillboxes` and other defences, their design and the reasons for their existence. This book is packed full of useful information and will be of enormous interest to local historians, students and military enthusiasts, those interested in the `home Front` during the Second world War, as well as the generally curious members of the general public.

PILLBOXES: A STUDY OF UK DEFENCES 1940

The late HENRY WILLS tracked down and photographed many WW2 defensive structures.

Although out of print, this book still remains `The Pillbox Bible`.

Look out for second hand copies on Ebay!

ISBN 0-436-57360-1

IRONSIDES LINE

This unique publication is the result of 15 years of fieldwork research as a hobby by PSG member

COLIN ALEXANDER

At present Colin is a local government officer residing in Oxfordshire. Over an additional period of 2 years he also extracted information from official War Office and 1940-45 Home Army Records held by the Public Record Office in London. Other research included tracing Home Guard maps, examining aerial photographs and interviewing people associated with IRONSIDES LINE. Without doubt this book will interest anyone whether professional military historians or merely persons regularly observing wartime defences whilst out travelling.

HISTORIC MILITARY PRESS

Green Arbour, Rectory Road, Storrington, West Sussex RH20 4ES

ISBN 1-901313-04-2

RESISTING THE NAZI INVADER

In this highly readable and lavishly illustrated book, Arthur Ward draws on exclusive interviews and a unique collection of memorabilia not only to provide a vivid picture of Britain on the eve of expected invasion but also to tell the full story of a little known and highly secret aspect of Britain`s defensive armoury - the Auxiliary forces.

ARTHUR WARD with Alexander Stiwell

CONSTABLE - LONDON

ISBN 0-09-476750-5

20th CENTURY DEFENCES IN BRITAIN

Handbook of the Defence of Britain Project.

This illustrated practical handbook provides an introductory guide to the recognition and interpretation of Britains Wartime archaeology

Published by COUNCIL FOR BRITISH ARCHAEOLOGY

Bowes Morrell House, 111 Walmgate, York YO1 2UA

MILITARY DORSET TODAY

In this wide-ranging look at much of what is left within the county of Dorset from the Second World War, Colin Pomeroy visits the sites of airfields and harbours, radar stations and coastal gun positions, factories and pillboxes, hospitals and headquarters buildings, decoy sites and anti-aircraft positions, military cemeteries and memorials - and much else, including all of the county`s military museums.

Published by COLIN POMEROY in association with Silver Link Publishing Ltd.

ISBN 1-85794-077-6

BRITISH AIRFIELD BUILDINGS OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR

This book provides an ideal primer to a subject close to the hearts of all aviation enthusiasts and historians. It has been designed as a pictorial pocket guide to building recognition. It will not only interest those who those who spent time at wartime airfields but any member of the public who has gazed over the decaying airfield architecture and wondered ....what was that for? If you live near an old airfield, intend researching one or come acros one on your travels, then take this handy guide with you, and gain an invaluable insight into the past.

GRAHAM BUCHAN INNES

Midland Publishing Limited

ISBN 1 85780 026 5

BEACHES, FIELDS, STREETS AND HILLS

... the anti-invasion landscapes of England, 1940. by WILLIAM FOOT

Council for British Archaeology, 2006 ISBN 1-902771-53-2.

THE BATTLEFIELDS THAT NEARLY WERE:

Defended England 1940

By WILLIAM FOOT

ISBN-10: 0752438492
ISBN-13: 978-0752438498

TWENTIETH-CENTURY MILITARY STRUCTURES IN THE LANDSCAPE

By PSG MEMBER

MIKE OSBORNE

ISBN-10: 075243134X
ISBN-13: 978-0752431345

TWENTIETH-CENTURY DEFENCES IN WARWICKSHIRE

By PSG MEMBER

STEVE CARVELL

ISBN 9780 752442686

Demolition of Second World War Defences began before the end of the war, when the risk of Nazi invasion had diminished, and until recent years the study and recording of structures associated with twentieth-century defences has received little attention although many examples of defence installations and structures survive throughout Great Britain.

While it was not as heavily defended as counties with coastal regions and those on the eastern side of Great Britain, within Warwickshire a wide variety of defence buildings and structures still survive.

This guide includes stop lines, pillboxes, anti-tank obstacles, RAF airfield buildings, RAF airfield defences, anti-aircraft defences, bombing decoy sites, air-raid shelters, army buildings and cold war defences.

Complementing his study with photographs and maps and a variety of suggested walks, Pillbox Study Group member STEVE CARVELL has compiled a detailed and important record of those often overlooked structures and defences across Warwickshire.

WARTIME DEFENCES ON THE BASINGSTOKE CANAL

Tim Denton is well known to all of you who regularly view the PSG website.

As an enthusiastic contributor he has now produced an excellent booklet covering the defences of the Basingstoke Canal. Using his brilliant artistic talents he has illustrated this guide with both photographs and his own style sketch maps.

The Booklet is a Limited Edition

All proceeds from sales go towards the upkeep of the Basingstoke Canal

PSG members should order now to avoid disappointment

To purchase please make cheque for £3.95 payable to" S.H.C.S Ltd"
And send to…

Denise Smith
Sales Manager,
48 Maple Close,
Avondale,
Ash Vale,
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