20th Century Military Books

Murals and graffiti – military life, power and subversion

by Wayne Cocroft, Danielle Devlin, John Schofield and Roger JC Thomas

War art cover This book presents in accessible and visual form the diversity and significance of modern military wall art, largely in Britain, but set within its wider geographical and historical context.

The anti-invasion landscapes of England, 1940

by William Foot with a foreword by Professor Richard Holmes

RR144 Beaches This book presents the results of a two-year project funded by English Heritage to examine the 1940/41 anti-invasion landscapes of England.

An introductory guide

Handbook of the Defence of Britain Project (Revised edition)

edited by B Lowry

C20th Defences cover During the First and Second World Wars, Britain’s landscape was transformed by a wide variety of military constructions – pill boxes, anti-tank obstacles, coastal batteries, bombing decoys, radar stations, airfield, and many more.

Studying and managing the twentieth-century defence heritage in Britain: a discussion document

by John Schofield

MMM Cover This book provides a concise statement of the state of knowledge and future research priorities relating to twentieth-century military remains in Britain – an emerging area of intense archaeological investigation.