From Gunpowder to Guns: The Story of Two Lea Valley Armouries
Author:   Jim Lewis
Publisher:   Middlesex University Press
ISBN:  

9781904750857


Pages:   104
Publication Date:   30 January 2009
Format:   Paperback
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From Gunpowder to Guns: The Story of Two Lea Valley Armouries


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This descriptive account tells the history of two Lea Valley armories that were responsible for supplying weapons and explosives to British and Commonwealth forces for more than 200 years. It is also the story of historical government failings have echoed in events surrounding some of today's major military conflicts. This extraordinary story of the growth of the takes readers on an incredible journey from basic explosives through to Barnes Wallis's bouncing bomb, the development of rocket propellants, the exploration of space, and the spin-off of such materials used in everyday objects.

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Author:   Jim Lewis
Publisher:   Middlesex University Press
Imprint:   Middlesex University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 16.50cm , Height: 0.80cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.299kg
ISBN:  

9781904750857


ISBN 10:   1904750850
Pages:   104
Publication Date:   30 January 2009
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Primary & secondary/elementary & high school ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Secondary
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Jim Lewis is a consultant to Terry Farrell & Partners on the historical development of London's Lea Valley and a tutor at the Workers' Educational Association teaching industrial history. He is the author of London's Lea Valley: Britain's Best Kept Secret and London's Lea Valley: More Secrets Revealed.

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