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The village that died for England : the strange story of Tyneham / Patrick Wright.

Title
The village that died for England : the strange story of Tyneham / Patrick Wright.
Author
Wright, Patrick
Publication
London : Faber, 2002.

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Description
xxi, 487 p. : ill., map, ports.; 22 cm.
Summary
Patrick Wright's unusual social history of a Dorset village that was taken over by the military during World War Two has been revised to take into account material that wasn't available in 1995. It also includes many additional illustrations.
Subject
  • 1939-1945
  • World War, 1939-1945 > England > Tyneham > Evacuation of citizens
  • Bombing and gunnery ranges > Political aspects > England > Tyneham
  • Bombing and gunnery ranges > Environmental aspects > England > Tyneham
  • Bombing and gunnery ranges > England > Tyneham
  • Extinct cities > England > Dorset
  • Tyneham (England) > History > 20th century
  • Tyneham (England) > History
  • Villages > England > Dorset
Genre/Form
History
Note
  • Previous ed.: London : Jonathan Cape, 1995.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
ISBN
057121441X
OCLC
  • 59470692
  • SCSB-12887500
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library