BIBFRAME Work

Title

Pillboxes and tank traps

Type

• Monograph
• Text

Contribution

• Lowry, Bernard (author)

Subject

• Fortification--Great Britain--History--20th century (LCSH)
• Great Britain--Defenses--History--20th century (LCSH)
• Great Britain. Home Guard--History--20th century. (LCSH)
• Pillboxes (Fortification)--Great Britain--History--20th century (LCSH)
• World War, 1939-1945--Great Britain--Engineering and construction (LCSH)

Language

• English

Illustrative Content

• maps
• illustrations

Classification

LCC: UG405.3 (Assigner: dlc) (Status: used by assigner)

Content

• text

Supplementary content

• bibliography
• index

Summary

"With invasion a very real threat, in 1940 Great Britain began a huge military construction programme designed to stop an invading army in its tracks. Around vulnerable coastlines, and inland, thousands of pillboxes, anti-tank barriers and other obstacles were erected to defend against attacks from sea and sky. Though many of these structures were dismantled in the wake of the Second World War, the coast and even some inland areas still boast a wealth of fascinating remains; in this fully illustrated introduction, fortifications authority Bernard Lowry guides the inquiring reader in identifying these remaining defensive structures and explains their seemingly 'random' placement across the British landscape"--Back cover.

Authorized Access Point

Lowry, Bernard. Pillboxes and tank traps

Geographic Coverage

• Great Britain

Admin Metadata

• Date: 2026-09-11T20:18:35.665778+00:00
• Agent: cbc
• Status: c
• Derived from: 23983018

Admin Metadata

• Date: 2026-09-11
• Cataloger id: Unknown
• Description level: http://id.loc.gov/ontologies/bibframe-2-6-0/
• Description language: eng
• Description authentication: pcc