ISLE OF WIGHT AT WAR by Adrian Searle. 1st Edition Signed

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ISLE OF WIGHT AT WAR

by

ADRIAN SEARLE

PUBLISHED; DOVECOTE

FIRST EDITION 1989

SIGNED  EDITION

HARD BACKED

This is the first book to document the  history of the Isle of Wight during the  Second World War, and is thus one of the  most important books on the Island to have  been published, for the story it tells is as  dramatic as any in the Isle of Wight’s past.  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.        

Condition; Very Good  with dust -jacket which has edge wear

Interior clean , Binding tight