Brecks' military past (new book)

A new 48-page book about military sites in the Brecklands area of Norfolk is about to be published by the Breaking New Ground Brecks Landscape Partnership. The book includes information about the Snarehill aerodrome (the home of an anti-Zeppelin squadron in WW1 and a decoy site in WW2) and about High Ash, the location of the Desert Rats' training camp in 1943.

tinyurl.com/Brecks-military-past-new-book

Edited to add that I have contacted, and just heard back from BNG: they are hoping to publish the report online in time for Armistice Day. I will add the link once it is available.

The report is now available online here (scroll down):

www.breakingnewground.org.uk/our-project...ks-military-history/

looks like cameramen on the roof?

I was one of those involved in doing some of the research on this report. As always, there was a lot more material gathered than could be included in the small publication (which even so ended up almost twice as large as originally intended!). It covered a huge swathe of time (50 years) so was inevitably going to cover any of the topics (1912 manoeuvres, 1916 tank traing area, STANTA and WW2 D-day preparation, airfields, bombing ranges, the USAAF, the Polish Resettlement Corps etc) in a fairly cursory manner. It was intended as a summary introduction for the "lay" reader to the vast and rich military history (and associated huge social impact) of this small part of east Anglia.

Someone mentioned £2.2m. That is the Lottery funding for the multi-year, multi-agency BNG project, covering a vast array of mainly practical conservation and restoration work, and is of little relevance. This publication was produced on (almost) a shoestring with 100% of the research work done by unpaid volunteers.

Our intention is that all of the images and text generated and collated as part of the project will be made public (where copyright considerations allow) - as soon as we can figure out a sensible IT solution

If anyone has any specific questions about issues skated over or not covered in the publication, I'm happy to try to answer them - but no guarantees!

Alan

Where can I obtain a physical copy of the book? I don't really want an online pdf copy - Thanks

As it's Lottery funded, it's not a commercial publication. I understand that it's being distributed to local libraries, tourist information centres etc. If I can get hold of a few physical copies, I'll get back to you for your address. You can, of course, download the PDF to your PC or device if it's only the online aspect that causes you grief