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In Dig WW2 Dan Snow takes us on a journey through the Allied Battle for Europe, unearthing a Spitfire buried in the Donegal peat bog, joining a team diving on a tank graveyard off Malin Head, and venturing into a sealed bunker on a D-Day beach.
Jean Hood delves more deeply into the stories he uncovers, and explores the themes raised in the TV series to reveal the neglected, forgotten and secretive accounts of the war: Britain's relationship with 'neutral' Ireland and America, the programme of 'starfish sites', and the mystery of the launch ramps pointing at London. Some stories are intensely personal, and others simply celebrate British eccentricity and the art of invention.
The result is a thoroughly engrossing book that takes you to the Liri Valley and Juno Beach, Lough Erne and a Somerset cemetery. With an end section on how we can all get involved and interact with our wartime history, it will awaken the military archaeologist in all of us.
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| Imprint | Conway |
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| ISBN | 9781844861507 |
| Publication Date | 16 Apr 2012 |
| Format | Hardback |
| Dimensions | 253 x 195 (h x w) |
| Page Extent | 272 |
| Illustrations | 150 colour photographs |
| View Inside Pages | Not Yet Available |
| Author | Jean Hood |
| About the Author | Jean Hood is an acclaimed writer and historian. She formerly worked as Information Officer at Lloyd’s Register of Shipping, and has published widely on maritime and naval subjects. Her work typically focuses on human stories of conflict and tragedy, incorporating eyewitness accounts and detailed research to cast new light on historical incidents. Her first non-fiction book, Marked for Misfortune, concerned the wreck of the East Indiaman Winterton. She is also the author of Trafalgar Square, Come Hell and High Water (published in paperback as Wreck) and the highly-praised anthologies Submarine and Carrier. Her latest project, War Correspondent, accompanies a major IWM exhibition and was published in May 2011. |
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