Abandoned Places of World War II
by Michael Kerrigan
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Pub Date Apr 14 2024 | Archive Date Mar 04 2024
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Description
A rusting anti-aircraft fort in the North Sea. A German submarine base in France. A Flak tower in a Viennese park—more than 70 years after the end of World War II, its legacy can still be seen from Europe to Japan. Abandoned Places of World War II explores more than 100 bunkers, pillboxes, submarine bases, forts and gun emplacements from the North Sea to Okinawa. Included are defensive structures, such as the Maginot Line on France’s eastern border with Germany, Germany’s own western and eastern border defences, and the Atlantic Wall, the German-built bunkers and pillboxes on the coast from Denmark down to Brittany. The book also includes both Hitler’s and Himmler’s Eastern Front bunkers in Poland. But beyond the military installations, the book explores the ruins of concentration camps, the empty village of Oradour-Sur-Glane, Hitler’s mountain retreat at Berchtesgaden and the dilapidated Nazi party rally grounds in Nuremberg, among other non-military places. With 150 outstanding color photographs, Abandoned Places of World War II is a brilliant pictorial examination of both the military and non-military legacy of the conflict.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Hardcover |
| ISBN | 9781838863722 |
| PRICE | $29.99 (USD) |
| PAGES | 224 |
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Featured Reviews
Lisa D, Reviewer
Stark, beautiful, and sad. This collection of photos (with fascinating descriptions) shows what is left after a world conflict. Some of the structures didn't even work to serve their purpose, but serve as a reminder of what happened.
It's amazing that this period of time is so well documented.
Thanks to NetGalley for letting me preview this ARC
Librarian 812371
This is an interesting and informative tour of abanoned Second World War buildings and fortifications. The photographs are clear and give a sense of the urgency and scale, the submarine hangars were particularly startling as to how vast they were. The book is organised into different countries and regions, and the captions assigned to each photograph give detail and background to what led to the building and use of each subject. There are several photos dedicated to abandoned shells, and ruins so ruined it would be difficult to know what we are looking at without the caption. I would have been interested in seeing even more of the abandoned locations of Europe in particular. A note for the digital edition I viewed - the book ended, and then began again, for the next 80 pages or so. So two copies of the books appeared in the download. Thank you very much for letting me read & review this informative title! I always enjoy Amber Books publications.
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