London : bombed, blitzed and blown up : the British capital under attack since 1867
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Barnsley, S. Yorkshire : Frontline Books, 2016.
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9781473878990, 1473878993
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When it comes to being bombed, London is unique. Although it cannot claim to be the most bombed capital city in terms of the weight of explosive detonated it has endured the most varied and unrelenting attack since the discovery of explosives. From the first Irish Republican bomb in 1867, London and its population have been under almost constant assault. Terrorism features in virtually every decade from the 1860s to the present and has caused much damage, particularly during the late 1980s and early 1990s. However, by far the greatest destruction was from the air. The Zeppelin and Gotha bomber raids in the First World War being but a foretaste of what would happen in the Second. Then the capital was devastated, firstly by the Luftwaffes aeroplanes and then Hitler’s vengeance weapons, the V-1s and V-2s. After the Second World War, the bombers returned, in the form of the IRA and then the home-grown terrorists of 2005. Written by a former Explosives Officer who worked for the Counter Terrorism Command of the Metropolitan Police, this is the most comprehensive and record of Britain’s capital under attack that has ever been compiled.

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Published
Barnsley, S. Yorkshire : Frontline Books, 2016.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
viii, 503 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9781473878990, 1473878993

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 489-491) and index.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Jones, I. (2016). London: bombed, blitzed and blown up : the British capital under attack since 1867 . Frontline Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Jones, Ian, 1954-. 2016. London: Bombed, Blitzed and Blown Up : The British Capital Under Attack Since 1867. Barnsley, S. Yorkshire: Frontline Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Jones, Ian, 1954-. London: Bombed, Blitzed and Blown Up : The British Capital Under Attack Since 1867 Barnsley, S. Yorkshire: Frontline Books, 2016.

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Jones, I. (2016). London: bombed, blitzed and blown up : the british capital under attack since 1867. Barnsley, S. Yorkshire: Frontline Books.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Jones, Ian. London: Bombed, Blitzed and Blown Up : The British Capital Under Attack Since 1867 Frontline Books, 2016.

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