In the early 1950s, the historian Professor William Hoskins, in his pioneering work The making of the English Landscape, lamented what he saw as the devastation of the countryside by scientists, the military, and politicians. He saw his world as dominated by the obscene shape of the atom-bomber, laying a trail like a filthy slug upon Constables and Gainsboroughs sky. England of the Nissen hut, the pre-fab, and the electric fence, of the high barbed wire around some unmentionable devilment. A generation later, this book ...
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In the early 1950s, the historian Professor William Hoskins, in his pioneering work The making of the English Landscape, lamented what he saw as the devastation of the countryside by scientists, the military, and politicians. He saw his world as dominated by the obscene shape of the atom-bomber, laying a trail like a filthy slug upon Constables and Gainsboroughs sky. England of the Nissen hut, the pre-fab, and the electric fence, of the high barbed wire around some unmentionable devilment. A generation later, this book reveals what lay behind the fence and how these sites now, in dereliction, form a new component of the complex landscape history of Britain.
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Add this copy of Cold War: Building for Nuclear Confrontation 1946-1989 to cart. $66.56, new condition, Sold by Ingram Customer Returns Center rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from NV, USA, published 2005 by Historic England in Association with Liverpool University Press.
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New. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 282 p. Contains: Illustrations, black & white, Illustrations, color. English Heritage. In Stock. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Brand New, Perfect Condition, allow 4-14 business days for standard shipping. To Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. protectorate, P.O. box, and APO/FPO addresses allow 4-28 business days for Standard shipping. No expedited shipping. All orders placed with expedited shipping will be cancelled. Over 3, 000, 000 happy customers.
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New. 2004. Paperback. This book looks at the physical manifestations-buildings and structures-of the Cold War in England. Illustrated with contemporary and archive photographs, site and building plans it looks at the buildings within their military and political context. Num Pages: 282 pages, 200 black & white illustrations, 75 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJP; AMG; HBJD1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 276 x 218 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1248......We ship daily from our Bookshop.
