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Spotlights

  • The Fortification of the Firth of Forth 1880–1977: ‘The most powerful naval fortress in the British Empire’

    The Fortification of the Firth of Forth 1880–1977

    Spotlight

    ‘[The authors] have to be congratulated on putting together a massive amount of research with informative text and numerous plans, charts and photographs. This book is a ‘must have’ for those interested in the recent archaeology, military or local history of this area.’

    – Douglas Gray, Kinghorn Chronicle

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Cover for The Fortification of the Firth of Forth 1880–1977: ‘The most powerful naval fortress in the British Empire’ The Fortification of the Firth of Forth 1880–1977: ‘The most powerful naval fortress in the British Empire’
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January 14, 2022
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Heather F James, Isabel Henderson, Sally M Foster, Siân Jones
November 5, 2021
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David J Breeze
May 29, 2020
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Martin Carver, Justin Garner-Lahire, Cecily Spall
June 28, 2019
Cover for The Scottish Antiquarian Tradition: Essays to mark the bicentenary of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland 1780–1980 The Scottish Antiquarian Tradition: Essays to mark the bicentenary of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland 1780–1980
A S Bell
June 27, 2019