The Medway And The Military (eBook)

Mel Swain (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2022
94 Seiten
Mel Swain (Verlag)
978-1-80227-383-0 (ISBN)

Infos

Where was the first major battle fought after the Romans invaded Britain?What's the difference between 'Kentish Men' and 'Men of Kent'?Why did a Medway castle store more gunpowder than the Tower of London?Who was portrayed as Colonel Bulder in 'The Pickwick Papers'?When did a football team from Chatham win the F A Cup?Which field marshal, when still a child, was staked out on a lawn with his wrists and ankles tied to croquet hoops?Why was a speeding fine given to a motorist for driving at just 8mph?Which pop star lived at a farmhouse which had previously been owned by a famous writer?Was Chatham really "e;the wickedest place in the world"e;?The answers are in this journey along one of the longest rivers in S E England, which also considers the impact of the Royal Engineers on the Medway Towns.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 11.2.2022
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
• Schlagworte: Charles Dickens • F A Cup • general gordon • James McCudden • Lord Kitchener • Louis Brennan • Medway Towns • River Medway • Rochester High Street • Royal Engineers
• ISBN-10: 1-80227-383-2 / 1802273832
• ISBN-13: 978-1-80227-383-0 / 9781802273830