Hastings books and maps

Maps and guide books Hastings

Hastings books and maps

Hastings books: Maps
	Hastings: Bexhill on Sea,Battle,Rye Price: £2.50 Publication: August 13, 2004
	A-Z Hastings Street Atlas (Street Maps & Atlases S.) Price: £3.55 Publication: August 21, 2003
	Hastings and Bexhill (Explorer Maps) Price: £5.99 Publication: September 8, 2004
	Hastings Street Atlas Price: £3.55 Publication: October 16, 2005

Hastings books: History & Heritage
	Hastings at War: 1939-1945 This book details how Hastings, a front-line town coped during World War Two and of its great defiance and fortitude in the face of the enemy. Hastings folk coped with daily wartime hardships of the blackout; rationing; the billeting of evacuees; the evacuation of the town; the constant fear of invasion; and the relentless bombing raids, day and night, leaving in their wake a trail of death, destruction and the apprehension of where and when the next attack would come. The book interweaves more than forty local people's memories with archives and records of national, regional, and local level. Also included are more than eighty black and white photographs. Price: £12.99 Publication: May 1, 2005
	Hastings Revisited (Images of England S) This pictorial history traces some of the developments that have taken place in the fishing community of Hastings from the late 19th century up to World War II. Illustrated with over 200 pictures, mostly drawn from the archives of Hastings Central Library, this volume highlights some of the important events that have occurred in the town. Price: £12.99 Publication: May 31, 2005
	The Battle of Hastings The Battle of Hastings is probably the best-known and perhaps the most significant battle in English history. Its effects were deeply felt at the time, causing a lasting shift in cultural identity and national pride. Jim Bradbury here explores the full military background to the battle and investigates both the sources for our knowledge of what actually happened in 1066 and the role that the battle plays in national myth. The Battle of Hastings starts by looking at the Normans - who they were, where they came from - and the career of William before 1066. Next, Jim Bradbury turns to the Saxons in England, and to Harold Godwineson, successor to Edward the Confessor, and his attempts to create unity in the divided kingdom. This provides the background to an examination of the military development of the two sides up to 1066, detailing differences in tactics, arms and armour. The core of the book is a move-by-move reconstruction of the battle, including the advance planning, the site, the composition of the two armies and the use of archers, feigned flights and the death of Harold. In looking at the consequences of the battle, Jim Bradbury deals with the conquest of England and the on going resistance to the Normans. The effects of the conquest are also seen in the building of castles and developments in feudalism, and in links with Normandy which revealed themselves particularly in church appointments. This is the first time a military historian has attempted to make accessible to the general reader all that is known about the Battle of Hastings and to present as deatiled a reconstruction as is possible. Furthermore, the author places the battle in the military context of eleventh-century Europe, painting a vivid picture of the soldiery, weapons and horses as they struggled for victory. This is a book that anyone interested in England's most famous battle will find indispensable. Price: £7.19 Publication: June 23, 2005

Hastings books: Walking and Tours
	20 Walks in Hastings and 1066 Countryside An illustrated guidebook, listing 20 walks in the Hastings area. The distances of each walk are between 4 to 10 miles in length. Price: £4.50 Publication: August 2005

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