| Guns Across the Severn: Victorian Fortifications of Glamorgan |
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Guns Across the Severn: Victorian Fortifications of Glamorgan
Gan A Saunders, C.J. Spurgeon, H.J. Thomas and D.J. Roberts, 2001.
Yn Guns Across the Severn ceir astudiaeth fanwl gan staff y Comisiwn Brenhinol o'r prif amddiffynfeydd a godwyd ym Morgannwg yn ystod oes Victoria, sef ar Ynys y Mwmbwls ger Abertawe, ar Drwyn Larnog rhwng Caerdydd a'r Barri, ac ar Ynys Echni ym Môr Hafren. Darlunnir y disgrifiadau â chynlluniau gwreiddiol a ffotograffau. Yn y rhagymadrodd mae Andrew Saunders yn gosod y safleoedd yng nghyd-destun strategaethau amddiffyn ehangach yr oes yn y Deyrnas Unedig.
Clawr: Caled
Maint: 200 x 245mm
Tudalennau: 48
Darluniau: 27
ISBN: 1871184258
Guns Across the Severn: Victorian Fortifications of Glamorgan
By A Saunders, C.J. Spurgeon, H.J. Thomas and D.J. Roberts, 2001.
Guns Across the Severn is a detailed study by Royal Commission staff of the principal Victorian fortifications of Glamorgan, at Mumbles Head Island near Swansea, Lavernock Point between Cardiff and Barry, and on Flat Holm Island in the Bristol Channel. The descriptions are fully illustrated by original plans and photographs. An introduction by Andrew Saunders sets the sites in the context of the broader contemporary defence strategies for the United Kingdom.
Cover: Hardback
Size: 200 x 245mm
Pages: 48
Illustrations: 27
ISBN: 1871184258
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Guns Across the Severn: Victorian Fortifications of Glamorgan Welsh
Guns Across the Severn: Victorian Fortifications of Glamorgan English
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