THE PAPERBACK PARTWORK
Festung Guernsey consists of 22 chapters and was originally published as a limited edition of 135, two-volume sets, bound in leather. The original work, being made by hand was only printed on the right hand pages, this meant a full translation could be provided on the left hand page, while retaining the original layout.
The subsequent paperback edition consists of the following:
Part 1 – Covers the coastal fortifications along the East coast from St Martins Point to St Sampsons. CHAPTERS 3.1 & 3.2
Part 2 – Covers the coastal fortifications along the East and North coasts from St Sampsons to Grande Havre. CHAPTERS 3.3 3.4 3.5
Part 3 – Covers the coastal fortifications along the West coast from Grande Havre to Fort Sausmarez. CHAPTERS 3.6 4.1 4.2
Part 4 – Covers the coastal fortifications along the West and South coasts from Rocquaine to Corbiere. CHAPTERS 4.3 4.4 4.5
Part 5 – The final coastal section covers the fortifications along the South and East coasts from Corbiere to Fort George. CHAPTERS 4.6 4.7 4.8
Part 6 – The English Garrison on Guernsey, a history of the island’s fortifications. CHAPTER 1.1
Part 7 – General Information about Guernsey, a history of the island, its laws and customs. CHAPTER 1.2
Part 8 – Tactical Review of the Fortified Areas & Fortified Structures, detailing the garrison, and the bunker and emplacement designs. CHAPTERS 1.3 & 1.4
Part 9 – Weapons Deployed & Mirus Battery, list and photographs of all the weaponry and a chapter on the immense Mirus battery. CHAPTERS 2.1 & 2.2
Part 10 – Deployment of Artillery & Anti-Aircraft Artillery, comprises details and maps of every artillery and anti-aircraft battery. CHAPTERS 2.3 & 2.4
Please note that this is a black and white publication with only a few key pages in colour for clarity.