{"product_id":"britain-under-shellfire-frank-illingworth-9781474535793","title":"Britain Under Shellfire: Long Range Shelling of the Dover Area 1940-42","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe town of Dover was in the crosshairs for much of the war; this work covers the time when a cross-channel invasion of the British Isles was a very real threat. The narrative focuses in anecdotal style on the effect the long-range German bombardment had on the civilian population.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy September 1940, nine German batteries had been established on the French coast facing Dover, and led to this stretch of the Channel being nicknamed Hellfire Corner and to 3,059 alerts, 216 civilian deaths and damage to 10,056 premises in the Dover area. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Strait of Dover was strategically important because it is the narrowest part of the English Channel. Batteries in France attacked shipping as well as bombarding the coastal towns and military installations. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Frank Illingworth\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1474535798\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781474535793\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Naval \u0026amp; Military Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/19\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 70\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.00h x 5.00w x 0.15d","brand":"Frank Illingworth","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44065835155711,"sku":"9781474535793","price":13.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a50df7dc-3737-4b21-95bf-a14473b7890b.jpg?v=1685403780","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/britain-under-shellfire-frank-illingworth-9781474535793","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}