The Fortifications of Alderney

A concise history and guide to the defences of Alderney from Roman times to the Second World War.

Alderney - the third largest of the Channel Islands, lying just seven miles from the coast of Normandy - possesses one of the finest concentrations of 19th and 20th century military architecture in north-western Europe.

How was it that this small island, only three and a half miles long by one and a half miles wide, came to occupy such a prominent position in the eyes of the British Government in the 1840's and later, during the Second World War, to be so heavily fortified by the German accupation forces?

This book, fully illustrated with maps, plans and photographs, is written by two members of the Alderney Fortifications Centre and tells the story of the msot fortified of the Channel Islands. It is written in English entirely and in VERY GOOD shape - VERY RARE!