Isles of Sheppey in the Great War

by Stephen Wynn

The Isle of Sheppey, although not a heavily populated area, played an extremely important part in Great Britain's war effort on the home front throughout the four and a half years of the First World War. In doing so, Sheppey provided protection for the Thames Estuary, the River Medway and the naval shipyards at both Sheerness and Chatham. Its defensive emplacements largely responsible for acquiring the nickname locally of the 'Barbed Wire Island.'...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1473834066
• ISBN13: 9781473834064
• Release Date: October 2017
• Publisher: Pen & Sword Military
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"