Simon Hamon

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Voices from the Past: Channel Islands Invaded

The German Attack on the British Isles in 1940 Told Through Eyewitness Accounts, Newspaper Reports, Parliamentary Debates, Memoirs and Diaries

Beschreibung

In the summer of 1940 the British Isles stood isolated and alone facing the might of a seemingly unstoppable German war machine. Fortunately the full breadth of the English Channel held back Hitler's armies, and his ambition. Not so for the Channel Islands which stand just a few miles from the French coast. To abandon British territory to the enemy

Autor

SIMON HAMON has grown up with a keen interest in history which was sparked by his grandfather who was the first president of the Guernsey Ancient Monuments Committee, a position he held for thirty-three years. As a teenager, Simon focused on local history and in the 1980s joined the Channel Island Occupation Society. Having come into contact with what he describes as 'Living History', Simon has subsequently spent many hours talking with people who lived through the German Occupation, all part of his aim to research and record the events that affected the Channel Islands during the Second World War.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Pen & Sword Books Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Juli 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 233mm x 157mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 356g
• ISBN-13: 9781399078825
• ISBN-10: 1399078828
• Artikelnr.: 70469478