(Ebook) Your Towns & Cities In World War Two - Kent At War 1939 – 45 by Tanya Wynn, Stephen Wynn ISBN 9781473887428, 1473887429

(Ebook) Your Towns & Cities In World War Two - Kent At War 1939 – 45 by Tanya Wynn, Stephen Wynn ISBN 9781473887428, 1473887429

This comprehensive account of the southern English county during WWII covers everything from the Dunkirk evacuations to the Battle of Britain and more.Located along the English Channel, the southeastern county of Kent played a significant role in the Second World War. This volume covers Kent’s many contributions—both civilian and military—throughout the conflict. The chronicle details how the Dover Patrol kept Allied shipping safe in the English Channel, as well as the preparation and aftermath of the Dunkirk evacuations of May 1940, with all of the vessels leaving from and returning to Kent ports and harbors.Kent’s numerous airfields were of vital importance during the Battle of Britain between July and October 1940. The Richborough camp, set up in 1939 at the old Great War Kitchener barracks, provided safe haven to thousands of German and Austrian Jewish refugees. This book includes never before published letters written to one of the camps residents during his stay there.Historian Tanya Wynn also discusses the county's military hospitals and POW/Interment camps, members of its population who were awarded the Victoria Cross and George Medal, and the restricted areas that adorned the coast line as the people of Kent battened down the hatches, knowing that they were the very first line of defense in the case of a German invasion.