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German Military Geology and Fortification of the British Channel Islands During World War II

By Edward P. F. Rose

Book information

Publisher
Springer International Publishing;Springer
Year
2020
ISBN
9783319227672, 9783319227689
DOI
10.1007/978-3-319-22768-9
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
29 MB (30739035 bytes)
Series
Advances in Military Geosciences
Edition
1st ed.
Pages
XIV, 406\415
Time added
2021-01-06 05:41:07
Foundationsgeneral; Structural Geology; Geotechnical EngineerHistory; HistoryHydraulics

Description

This volume discusses how the German armed forces made effective use of military geologists to assist their fortification of the Channel Islands after their capture from the British in 1940. The book presents a unique case history of German geologist expertise applied to British terrain, intended to make the Islands into an impregnable fortress that postwar would remain a permanent outpost of the German state. In doing so, the book explains why the Channel Islands constitute a ‘classic’ location for British geology; how German armed forces made far greater military use of geologists than either their British or American opponents; and the legacy of fortifications that may conveniently be seen by tourists today – fortifications bypassed by Allied forces that liberated nearby Normandy after D-Day in June 1944, and surrendered intact at the end of the War in Europe in May 1945.

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