The Village that Died for England
tyneham and the legend of churchill's pledge
$51.65
- Paperback
650 pages
- Release Date
4 October 2021
Summary
Tyneham: The Village Betrayed - A Nation’s Loss
A reissue of Patrick Wright’s 1995 classic about the military takeover of the village of Tyneham, with a new introduction taking in Brexit and a new wave of British nationalism.
Shortly before Christmas in 1943, the British military announced they were taking over a remote valley on the Dorset coast and turning it into a firing range for tanks in preparation for D-Day. The residents of the village of Tyneham loyally packed up t…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781913462529 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1913462528 |
| Author: | Patrick Wright |
| Publisher: | Watkins Media Limited |
| Imprint: | Repeater Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 650 |
| Release Date: | 4 October 2021 |
| Weight: | 369g |
| Dimensions: | 216mm x 135mm |
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“Sensational… I don’t think I have read a better book about this country.”“Wright is, as ever, a finder, a noticer, a powerful sustainer of argument.” “For Wright, detail is everything, and he clambers over the locked gates and barbed wire fences to discover a ‘deep England’ of eccentric squires, quasi-fascistic communes and neolithic pathways.”
About The Author
Patrick Wright
Patrick Wight is Emeritus Professor of Literature, Culture and Politics at Kings College, London. His books include The Village that Died for England, A Journey Through Ruins, and Tank- The Progress of a Monstrous War Machine.
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