North East Scotland at war : facts and events 1939-1945
Stewart, Alan2018
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Almost 75 years after World War Two ended, recollections and reminders of the dark years through 1939-1945 are slowly disappearing. The aim of this book is to record facts and events around the North East of Scotland in sufficient detail from as many different sources as possible. Reminders of wartime activities are still visible in the area such as anti-tank blocks and pillboxes, to less obvious things like craters left by bombs or the clearance of landmines.
Main title:
North East Scotland at war : facts and events 1939-1945 / by Alan Stewart.
Author:
Stewart, Alan, author
Imprint:
Aberdeen : Alan Stewart, 2018.
Collation:
152 pages : photographs and plans (black and white and colour) ; 30 cm.
Contents:
Minefields -- Prisoner of war camps -- Defence of Fraserburgh -- Trinity Cemetery Aberdeen -- Propaganda games -- Windyhead Heinkel -- Building for war -- Short facts and events 1 -- Flame fougasse -- Aberdeen "anti-aircraft tower" -- Home Guard training areas -- The watch -- Home Guard defence -- Westburn Observation Point -- Short facts and events 2 -- Roadblocks -- Bombing records -- Lieutenant Alexander Fraser -- German airmen in Aberdeen -- Vladimir Zaoral -- Target Wood -- Home Guard beach patrols -- Easter Craigie Decoy Airfield -- Warwick HG189 -- Airfield defence -- Anti-gilder / anti-paratrooper defences -- Shore facts and events 3 -- Frederick John Richardson -- Anti-invasion ditches & scaffolding defence -- Pillboxes -- Tarves Blenheims -- Auxiliary units -- U-1206 -- The defecting Ju 88 -- East Fingask -- Tillyeve UXBs -- Accidents and ordnance -- Defence Position VP D4105 -- Short facts and events 4 -- Kingseat Naval Hospital -- Wellington HE802 -- Ammunition stores and shelters -- Crovie double agents -- Operation "Dycer" -- Nicolay Hansen -- Inverboyndie Distillery -- Monica Nancy Jane Grose -- Port Errol Harbour -- S.S. Baron Minto -- Bridge of Dee spigot mortar -- Short facts and events 5 -- Aircraft crashes -- Tom Catto -- Ardallie Church -- Credits / references -- Places to visit -- Index.
ISBN:
1527215687
Local class:
940.53AE11AE 11
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2290569
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