Halsgrove Publishing: Cornwall at War, Cornwall, SWCCAW

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This fascinating book brings into focus the important role played by the county and its people between 1939 and the war's end. Using historical photographs along with many taken recently showing the remains of structures and the paraphernalia of war, set alongside a well-researched text, Peter Hancock paints a vivid picture of the peninsula during the war years, and the vital role Cornwall played when called to arms.

ISBN 1841141615, hardback, 232x210mm, over 150 photographs and 160 pages. Reprinted August 2006.

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