BLUE GUMS FORTRESS OBSERVATION POST SIMON'S BAY FIRE COMMAND 1942-1955

The Second World War was the "finest hour" in the history of coast artillery in South Africa. It was a period of hectic activity and phenomenal growth but it was also, fortunately, a great anticlimax because South Africa was spared an attack on her coastal cities and towns by enemy warship...

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Main Author:	W.M. Bisset
Format:	Article
Language:	Afrikaans
Published:	Stellenbosch University 2012-02-01
Series:	Scientia Militaria
Subjects:	Blue Gums Fortress Observation Post Simon's Bay Fire Command Fortress Observation Posts at Cape Point, Olifantsbosch and Siangkop
Online Access:	http://scientiamilitaria.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/458

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title	BLUE GUMS FORTRESS OBSERVATION POST SIMON'S BAY FIRE COMMAND 1942-1955
title_short	BLUE GUMS FORTRESS OBSERVATION POST SIMON'S BAY FIRE COMMAND 1942-1955
title_full	BLUE GUMS FORTRESS OBSERVATION POST SIMON'S BAY FIRE COMMAND 1942-1955
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title_full_unstemmed	BLUE GUMS FORTRESS OBSERVATION POST SIMON'S BAY FIRE COMMAND 1942-1955
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series	Scientia Militaria
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description	The Second World War was the "finest hour" in the history of coast artillery in South Africa. It was a period of hectic activity and phenomenal growth but it was also, fortunately, a great anticlimax because South Africa was spared an attack on her coastal cities and towns by enemy warships and aircraft.
topic	Blue Gums Fortress Observation Post Simon's Bay Fire Command Fortress Observation Posts at Cape Point, Olifantsbosch and Siangkop
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BLUE GUMS FORTRESS OBSERVATION POST SIMON'S BAY FIRE COMMAND 1942-1955

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