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The role of birds in the Second World War : how ornithology helped win the war
- Title
- The role of birds in the Second World War : how ornithology helped win the war / Nicholas Milton ; foreword by Chris Packham CBE.
- Author
- Milton, Nicholas (Military historian)
- Publication
- Barnsley, South Yorkshire ; Havertown, PA : Pen & Sword History, 2022.
- ©2022
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | QL690.G7 M55 2022 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xi, 206 pages, 16 pages of unumbered plates : illustrations; 24 cm
- Subject
- 1900-1999
- Ornithology > Great Britain > History > 20th century
- World War, 1939-1945 > Social aspects > Great Britain
- World War, 1939-1945 > Environmental aspects > Great Britain
- Ornithologie > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 20e siècle
- Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Aspect social > Grande-Bretagne
- Ornithology
- Social aspects
- Great Britain
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Bluebirds, Nightingales and Black Redstarts -- ch. 2 Spitfires, Tawny Pipits and Ring Ouzels -- ch. 3 Convoys, U-boats and Seabirds -- ch. 4 Great Crested Grebes and Mass-Observation -- ch. 5 Pigeons and Peregrines -- ch. 6 Birds Behind Barbed Wire -- ch. 7 Wing to Wing -- ch. 8 Birder Brooke -- ch. 9 Birds, War and Winston -- ch. 10 Victory, Hobbies and Hosking -- ch. 11 Peter Scott, Hunting and Hitler -- ch. 12 Broke, Birds and Camouflage -- ch. 13 Grey Goose, Surrender and Slimbridge.
- ISBN
- 9781526794147
- 1526794144
- OCLC
- on1289261407
- SCSB-14410773
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library