{"product_id":"9781472803757","title":"The Channel Islands 1941-45: Hitler's impregnable fortress","description":"Following the fall of France and the surrender of  Paris on 14 June 1940, the British Government announced that the  Channel Islands had no strategic importance and would not be defended.  The Germans occupied the islands from the end of June onwards and  remained in control until the end of the war. On 10 October 1941 Hitler  announced his intention to 'convert them into an impregnable fortress',  and the islands formed the most heavily fortified and defended section  of the entire Atlantic Wall. This book describes the design,  construction and manning of these defensive positions, as well as  considering more widely the occupation of the Channel Islands by the  Germans.","brand":"Bloomsbury USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47129621102832,"sku":"9781472803757","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781472803757_p0.jpg?v=1769892791","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781472803757","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}