Defending Chatham 1939-1941
Kent Defence Research Group, 2024, Defending Chatham 1939-1941. Maidstone: Kent Archaeological Society.
Diary of the Air Battle over Sittingbourne & Sheppey
Fairley, C. F. and Fairley, F., 2021, Diary of the Air Battle over Sittingbourne & Sheppey, Sittingbourne: Sttingbourne Heritage Museum.
Adventure in iron: the blast furnace and its spread from Namur to northern France, England and North America, 1450-1650; a technological, political and genealogical investigation
Awty, Brian G., 2019, Adventure in iron: the blast furnace and its spread from Namur to northern France, England and North America, 1450-1650; a technological, political and genealogical investigation, Tonbridge: Wealdon Iron Research Group.
Empire state: how the Roman military built an empire
Elliott, Simon, 2017, Empire state: how the Roman military built an empire, Oxford: Oxbow Books.
Dover's forgotten commando raid: Operation Abercrombie: the raid on Hardelot
Eyden, Phil, 2016, Dover's forgotten commando raid: Operation Abercrombie: the raid on Hardelot, Dover, Dover Western Heights Preservation Society.
Sea eagles of empire: the classis Britannica and the battles for Britain
Elliott, Simon, 2016, Sea eagles of empire: the classis Britannica and the battles for Britain, Stroud: History Press.
Underground Thanet: quarries, shelters, tunnels and caves
2012, Underground Thanet: quarries, shelters, tunnels and caves, Birchington: Trust for Thanet Archaeology.
Kent chronicles of catastrophe and disaster
Mason, Paul, 2008, Kent chronicles of catastrophe and disaster, Newbury: Countryside books.
An historical atlas of Kent
Lawson, Terence, 2004, An historical atlas of Kent, Chichester: Phillimore.
Walking the walls supplement: historic defences Tonbridge, Battle of Britain, Ypes and Ostend
Tatham, Sarah, 2004, Walking the walls supplement: historic defences Tonbridge, Battle of Britain, Ypes and Ostend, Maidstone: Kent County Council.
Defending Britain: twentieth century military structures in the landscape
Osbourne, Mike, 2004, Defending Britain: twentieth century military structures in the landscape, Stroud: Tempus Publishing.
Coast of conflict: the story of the South Kent Coast
George, Michael, 2004, Coast of conflict: the story of the South Kent Coast, Seaford : S.B. publications.
The Roman Channel crossing of A.D. 43: the constraints on Claudius's naval strategy
Grainge, Gerald, 2002, The Roman Channel crossing of A.D. 43: the constraints on Claudius's naval strategy, Oxford: Archaeopress.
The Roman shore forts: coastal defences of Southern Britain
Pearson, Andrew, 2002, The Roman shore forts: coastal defences of Southern Britain, Stroud: Tempus publishing.
Kent aviation: a century of lfight
Humphreys, Roy, 2001, Kent aviation: a century of lfight, Stroud: Sutton Publishing.
For the sake of the children
Hayward, Peter, 1999, For the sake of the children, Dover: Buckland Publications.
Walking the walls: historic town defences in Kent, Cote d'Opale and West Flanders
Bragard, Philippe, 1999, Walking the walls: historic town defences in Kent, Cote d'Opale and West Flanders, Maidstone: Kent County Council.
Guns, gunpowder and saltpetre : a short history
Crozier, Ronald D., 1998, Guns, gunpowder and saltpetre : a short history, Faversham : the Faversham Society.
The military heritage of Britain and Ireland
Evans, Martin Marix, 1998, The military heritage of Britain and Ireland, London: Andre Deutsch.
Pluto: World War II' s best kept secret
Knight, Bob, 1998, Pluto: World War II' s best kept secret, Bexley : Bexley Council.
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