Chester's Military Heritage by Adrian and Dawn L. Bridge Paperback Book

Description: Chester's Military Heritage by Adrian and Dawn L. Bridge, Dawn L. Bridge Estimated delivery 4-14 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description Explore Chesters military heritage, from Roman times to the present day, in this illustrated guide. Publisher Description The ancient walled city of Chester has an illustrious military history dating back to Roman times when a fort, four times the size of anything else in Britannia, was built here. In this book, local authors Adrian and Dawn L. Bridge chronicle the citys military history across the centuries.Beginning with the impact of the XXth Legion - Legio Vigesima Valeria Victrix - the authors go on to explore the Dark Ages, Viking, Saxon and medieval eras right through to the twentieth century, with both world wars, and beyond. Chapters focus on themes including local, national and foreign conflicts; military personalities, honours and awards; military units; and buildings and memorials. Both lesser and well-known aspects of the citys military heritage are featured to present a balanced perspective. In addition, the authors highlight women, as well as men, on the front line and the home front. Famous Chester military heroes such as Bomber Commands Leonard Cheshire VC and the Korean Wars Kenneth Muir VC feature with lesser-known but equally distinguished local people such as John Dolphin (Head of SOEs Section IX during the Second World War).The Cheshire Regiment looms large in any discussion of Chesters military units. Its origins immediately after the 1688 Glorious Revolution are discussed together with the regiments history up to its modern merger with the Mercian Regiment.Chesters Military Heritage presents a broad and insightful account of this important aspect of the citys history. Author Biography Adrian L. Bridge was born in the local area and has a BA in history, an MA, a PGCE, and was a postgraduate research scholar with the British Academy. He lectured in history for nearly 20 years, at various further and higher-education institutions. Although semi-retired, Adrian continues to work on a part-time basis as a senior assessment specialist with the Cambridge Assessment wing of the University of Cambridge. Dawn L. Bridge is a history graduate, originally from Stoke. She is a specialist in womens history, having organised and delivered exhibitions on the subject. Dawn has delivered a number of local history talks to Cheshire Womens Institutes and Mothers Unions. Details ISBN 1445699583 ISBN-13 9781445699585 Title Chester's Military Heritage Author Adrian and Dawn L. Bridge, Dawn L. Bridge Format Paperback Year 2021 Pages 96 Publisher Amberley Publishing GE_Item_ID:132719228; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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