Channel Islands at War
, by Forty, George
- ISBN: 9780711026780 | 0711026785
- Cover: Hardcover
- Copyright: 2/1/2000
After the Dunkirk evacuation the Germans occupied a group of islands in the English Channel of which Guernsey and Jersey are the most famous. This new book goes far beyond all other writing on the Channel Islands during World War II, which have focused almost exclusively on the extensive fortifications built during the German occupation of 1940 to 1945.
A controversy has risen in recent years about the degree to which the Islanders cooperated with the Germans, and the nature of the internment camps set up on the Islands. This detailed account is the first to make use of German records and recollections of the years of occupation, and to full depict the nature of day-to-day life for both occupied and occupier. The fascinating text is supplemented by 300 illustrations, which include in their coverage the remarkable fortifications built by the Germans in such a short time.
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