10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BAEDEKER RAID»
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Baedeker raid in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
Baedeker raid and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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War Damage in Western Europe: The Destruction of Historic ...
... an increase in bombing FIGURE 2.5 Canterbury in 1942 after the Baedeker
raid, showing. FIGURE 2.4 York in 1942 after the Baedeker raid, with the
damaged church of St Martin-le-Grand. © Crown Copyright. National Monuments
Record.
2
Jane Austen's Cults and Cultures
... shown, Picture Post includes no photos of the more extensive bombing
damage done to houses, shelters, Figure 4.1. Bath after the Baedeker raid,
Picture Post (4 134] ChapterFour.
3
A Dream of England: Landscape, Photography, and the ...
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4
The Conservation Movement: A History of Architectural ...
... propaganda poster showing the attack as directed against port facilities; (e) St
Martin le Grand, York, burnt out in the April 1942 'Baedeker Raid' and
reconstructed in 1961–8 by architect George Pace as a partially preserved ruin (a
) (b).
5
Canterbury Through Time
During the Second World War, German bombing raids caused many civilian
casualties, but the worst raid came in June 1942 – an attack known as the
Baedeker Raid, during which fortyeight people were killed and part of the city
centre was ...
The city of Exeter is bombed by the Luftwaffe, another ”Baedeker Raid”. 6: On
Corregidor, the last U.S. forces in the Philippines surrender to the Japanese.
About 12,000 are made prisoners. 8: The Battle of the Coral Sea comes to an end
.
7
A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English
Baedeke! is a coll. shortening of Baedeker raid, a raid on a place of historic
interest rather than of military importance: 1942—4. (]ackson.) See esp. my Name
into Word, 1949. Baedeker Invulon, the. The invasion of Sicily during WW2: army
coll ...
8
The Chambers Dictionary
Baedeker raid one of the series of raids by the Luftwaffe in 1942 on places in
Britain listed in Baedeker. bael. bel or bhel he/, n a thorny Indian rutaceous tree (
Aeqlc ntarmelos); its edible fruit, the Bengal quince. [Hindi] baetyl he'lil, n a
magical ...
9
Experience And Memory: The Second World War in Europe
Of particular significance is the section covering the Baedeker Raid on
Canterbury in June 1942. (Hitler had promised to raze Britain's historic
monuments to the ground using the famous Baedeker tourist guides to provide
the list of targets.) ...
Jorg Echternkamp, Stefan Martens, 2013
10
The Road to Big Brother: One Man's Struggle Against the ...
If I were a terrorist trying to gain entry to the US to explode a bomb I would quickly
work my way around the system by booking myself on a package tour—a kind of
latterday Baedeker raid. In fact, perhaps there is a market for such tours: ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BAEDEKER RAID»
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Baedeker raid is used in the context of the following news items.
The night a Hurricane saved a city
The aircraft, from the Yorkshire Air Museum at Elvington, is paying its annual visit to mark the 73rd anniversary of the infamous Baedeker Raid ... «The Northern Echo, Apr 15»
Hawker Hurricane fighter to go on show, and 5 other news snippets …
The Hurricane will be in St Sampson's Square on Monday to mark the 73rd anniversary of the Baedeker Raid. when 40 German Luftwaffe ... «The Press, York, Apr 15»
End of an era in York, as city's famous clockmaker Geoffrey Newey …
Mr Newey built the clock to replace the one damaged in the 1942 Baedeker raid on York. .......... The article below was published in The ... «The Press, York, Feb 15»
Ruined church that woke to remember the fallen
... and sanctuary, but St Martin's dispenses a different brand, because in 1942 it was reduced to a smouldering, stump during the Baedeker raid. «The Press, York, Jan 15»
Plaque to honour heroic French pilot Yves Mahé
... after he officially unveils the City's tribute to another French airman, Yves Mahé, the fighter pilot who saved York during the Baedeker Raid of ... «The Press, York, Apr 14»
Postcards from the edge of war: Souvenirs collected by German …
A church in York following a Baedeker Raid. Damage was severe in these provincial towns and cities as they had fewer air defences than other ... «Daily Mail, Nov 13»
'Bombs rained down from the sky'
The city this week commemorated the 71st anniversary of the notorious “Baedeker Raid” of April 29, 1942, with an exhibition in honour of Yves ... «The Times, May 13»
Hurricane in town for York Blitz exhibition
... learning about French fighter pilot Yves Mahé who played a pivotal role in defending the city against the Germans during the Baedeker Raid. «The Press, York, Apr 13»
How Bootham School built on wartime bombing experience
A FORMER Bootham School pupil has recalled how the wartime Baedeker raid destroyed part of the building. The school's Lodge, as it was ... «The Press, York, May 12»
Service to remember victims of the Baedeker Raid
THE 70th anniversary of York's bombing blitz in which 72 residents died was marked yesterday with a service of remembrance, peace and ... «The Press, York, Apr 12»
