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LINKS

General War Related Sites

Our Secret War - An oral history website

30 AU Unit - The story of Ian Fleming's Top secret wartime intelligence unit

The Pillbox Study Group - Researching pillboxes around the UK.

Sussex Military History Society - Researching all aspects of WW2 history in Sussex

War Links - A massive directory of links connect to World War Two.

Century War - Images of Cold War and WW2 bases

The Wartime Memories Project - Collecting broad memories of WW1 & 2.

History of War - A Military History Encyclopedia on the Web

4th Wiltshire's - Living History Group

The Garrison - The Garrison is a volunteer hobby group of historians whose passion is the Royal Regiment of Artillery

Jill Daniels Singer and Entertainer 1940's songs.

The Defence of Britain Project

Portsdown Tunnels - Researching underground sites in Portsmouth

www.specialoperationsaustralia.com

The North Staffs 1940's Remembered Association

http://www.warandpeaceshow.co.uk/

Aldershot Militaria Society

The Home Front

www.rodbournehistory.org - Local Swindon history website

www.collectingfriends.com


World War II Connection

 

FURTHER READING

Please note some of these books can be bought through Amazon in our SHOP.

  1. Peter Wilkinson and Janet Bright Astley: Gubbins and S.O.E. (Leo Cooper 1993)
  1. David Lampe: The Last Ditch. (Cassell and Co. 1968).
  1. Arthur Gabbitas: The British Resistance Organisation An article in Defence Lines, News Letter No.6 of the Defence of Britain Project. (Council for British Archaeology, November 1996).
  1. Donald Brown:: Somerset versus Hitler (Countryside Books 1999).
  1. Stuart Macrae: Winston Churchill’s Toyshop (The Round world Press (Publishers) Ltd. 1971).
  1. Stewart Angell: The Secret Sussex Resistance (Middleton Press 1996).
  1. A.E.Cocks: Churchill’s Secret Army 1939-1945 (The Books Guild Ltd. 1992).
  1.  Major N.V.Oxenden M.C.:  Auxiliary Units History and Achievement 1840-1944. Reproduction of an original document published by Parham Air Museum.
  1. David Carroll: Home Guard  (Sutton Publishing Ltd. 1999).
  1. J.W.Warwicker: With Britain in Mortal Danger (Cerberus Publishing Ltd. 2002).

    11. J.W.Warwicker: Churchill’s Undergroumd  Army (Frontline Books 2008)

    12. Resisting the Nazi Invader by Arthur Ward (Constable 1997)

    13. The Mercian Maquis by Bernard Lowry & Mick Wilks (Logaston Press Oct 2007)


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