Chester's Military Heritage

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Publisher: Amberley Publishing
ISBN 13: 9781445699585
ISBN 10: 1445699583
Book Description: The ancient walled city of Chester has an illustrious military history dating back to Roman times when a fort, four times the size of anything else in Britannia, was built here. In this book, local authors Adrian and Dawn L. Bridge chronicle the cityâ€™s military history across the centuries.Beginning with the impact of the XXth Legion - Legio Vigesima Valeria Victrix - the authors go on to explore the Dark Ages, Viking, Saxon and medieval eras right through to the twentieth century, with both world wars, and beyond. Chapters focus on themes including local, national and foreign conflicts; military personalities, honours and awards; military units; and buildings and memorials. Both lesser and well-known aspects of the cityâ€™s military heritage are featured to present a balanced perspective. In addition, the authors highlight women, as well as men, on the front line and the home front. Famous Chester military heroes such as Bomber Commandâ€™s Leonard Cheshire VC and the Korean Warâ€™s Kenneth Muir VC feature with lesser-known but equally distinguished local people such as John Dolphin (Head of SOEâ€™s Section IX during the Second World War).The Cheshire Regiment looms large in any discussion of Chesterâ€™s military units. Its origins immediately after the 1688 Glorious Revolution are discussed together with the regimentâ€™s history up to its modern merger with the Mercian Regiment.Chesterâ€™s Military Heritage presents a broad and insightful account of this important aspect of the cityâ€™s history.
About the Author: Adrian L. Bridge was born in the local area and has a BA in history, an MA, a PGCE, and was a postgraduate research scholar with the British Academy. He lectured in history for nearly 20 years, at various further and higher-education institutions. Although semi-retired, Adrian continues to work on a part-time basis as a senior assessment specialist with the Cambridge Assessment wing of the University of Cambridge. Dawn L. Bridge is a history graduate, originally from Stoke. She is a specialist in women's history, having organised and delivered exhibitions on the subject. Dawn has delivered a number of local history talks to Cheshire Women's Institutes and Mothers' Unions.
Language: English
Author: Adrian and Dawn L. Bridge
Publication Date: 2021-07-15
Number of Pages: 96 pages