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- ISBN 9781803999494
- Dimensions: 172 x 244mm
- Publication Date: 05 Mar 2026
- Publisher: The History Press Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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We think of the Blitz as something that happened to major cities and large industrial areas, such as London, Glasgow and Coventry. But that’s only half of the story.
Although 1940s Cheshire was a quiet, agricultural county for the most part, it did still have some areas that were of interest to the Nazis, such as Crewe Railway Works and the Rolls-Royce factory. Its strategic location, between frequent targets Liverpool and Manchester, also meant that it would fall prey to the Luftwaffe’s habit of dumping unused bombs on the way back from sorties.
Using rare photographs from Cheshire Constabulary, taken around the county as defined by its wartime boundaries, Blitz on Cheshire is a look into the devastation that everyday people suffered at the hands of the Nazis.
Paul Hurley has been a freelance writer, author, and journalist since retiring from the police. He has written an award-winning novel and a police autobiography, as well as history books on railways and Cheshire. Rose Hurley, previously a senior project director and a vice president for a financial institution, is a researcher who has co-authored two books on Cheshire.
