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Immediate dispatch from Somerset. Signed copy. Nice book in great condition. Pages in excellent condition. No notes or highlighting. See images. Fantastic book.

About the book >.>.> The outbreak of war in 1939 pushed the Island into the front-line of the nation’s defences. The next five years brought the black-out bombing raids the Battle of Britain evacuees a large garrison paddle steamers sailing for Dunkirk the D-Day fleet leaving for Normandy nights on Home Guard duty or days in the Land Army sons and daughters away in the Services tales of heroism and hardship that even today have lost none of their impact. Despite the wail of the sirens warships and seaplanes continued to be built at Cowes. Less well-known is the story of the Island’s Resistance a highly-organised band operating in the utmost secrecy who were prepared to risk their lives in the event of a successful German landing on the shores of Wight. In telling the story of the Island at war Adrian Searle has left no stone unturned evoking a period that will bring back a whole host of memories to those who lived through the war and yet is still relevant today. Much detailed research has gone into a text that is both accurate and read- able whilst the 140 illustrations most of which have never been published before superbly document what the realities of war meant to the people of the Isle of Wight between 1939 and 1945. (SP)