Dover Castle: A frontline fortress and its wartime tunnels (English Heritage)

by Jonathan Coad and Jonathan Coad

Book Overview

Dover Castle is one of England's oldest and most famous fortresses. A medieval castle forms its core, but from the 1740s onwards its outer defences were dramatically reshaped in the face of the threat of invasion from France. During the Napoleonic Wars, a network of military tunnels were cut within the famous white cliffs to provide barracks for the garrison. These tunnels were adapted during the Second World War and played a vital role in Britain's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 184802097X
• ISBN13: 9781848020979
• Release Date: July 2012
• Publisher: Historic England
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.3" x 11.3"