The Village that Died for England
| Author | : Patrick Wright |
| Publisher | : Random House (UK) |
| Total Pages | : 456 |
| Release | : 1995 |
| ISBN-10 | : IND:30000043772197 |
| ISBN-13 | : |
| Rating | : 4/5 (97 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Village that Died for England by : Patrick Wright
Download or read book The Village that Died for England written by Patrick Wright and published by Random House (UK). This book was released on 1995 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It was extinction that made Tyneham famous. The fields of the village on the Dorset coast were ideal tank country and when Churchill evacuated it, he vowed that the people could return after the war. Attlee broke the promise and Tyneham became a symbol of unrewarded patriotic sacrifice, or a rural English idyll destroyed by the state.
