A History of Coalhouse Fort by Carole Mcentee-Taylor

A History of Coalhouse Fort by Carole Mcentee-Taylor

Strategically placed on the Essex peninsular, with a near 180-degree arc of fire across the bend in the River Thames at Stanford-Le-Hope, the original earthwork defences at Coalhouse Fort date back to 1402 when the village of East Tilbury was fortified with a rampart and towers for defence against French pirates. Through the next two centuries further fortifications were built on the site, culminating with the current fort, which was constructed between 1861 and 1874 to defend the Thames from the French. Known as Palmerston's Follies, because none fired a shot in anger until the Second World War, Coalhouse Fort was part of Lord Palmerston's defensive wall to protect the British Isles from Europe. 'A History of Coalhouse Fort' uses a mixture of military records, historical narrative, background information, Letters from the Front, first-hand accounts from WRNS, named individuals, local archives and newspapers accounts to tell the story of the men who were based there.

Carole McEntee-Taylor MA (Phil); BSc (Hons) is the author of both military history and historical fiction. Carole used to work at the Military Corrective Training Centre in Colchester, but now lives with her husband David in North Lincolnshire and writes full time.

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ISBN 13	9781526701398
ISBN 10	1526701391
Title	A History of Coalhouse Fort
Author	Carole Mcentee-Taylor
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Year published	2018-05-10
Number of pages	184
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