Author(s): Neil Short (Contribution by)

Military

This is the account of machines of war pitted against each other and the combatants who operated them. Step onto the battlefield and immerse yourself in the experience of real historic combat. One of the longest-running battles of World War II took place across the English Channel, in which huge artillery guns attempted to destroy each other, created psychological terror among the local inhabitants living near the coast, and harassed shipping over a four-year period. In this study, Neil Short examines the array of powerful weapons located across the Dover Strait. Superb colour artworks explore both fixed gun batteries (including 'Jane' and 'Clem', and batteries 'Todt' and 'Lindemann') and railway artillery (such as the German K5 and K12 guns, and the British 18in. 'Boche Buster'). Construction and targeting technology used by each side are also covered in detail, and the locations of all the major sites around Dover and Calais are pinpointed on easy to follow maps.