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What is it like to live next door to a British Army base? England's military heartland provides an eye-opening account of the sprawling military presence on Salisbury Plain, drawing on a wide range of voices from both sides of the divide.
Targeted for expansion under government plans to reorganise the UK's global defence estate, the Salisbury 'super garrison' offers a unique opportunity to explore the impact of the military footprint in a particular place. But this is no ordinary environment: as well as being the world-famous site of Stonehenge, the grasslands of Salisbury Plain are home to rare plants and wildlife.
How does the army take responsibility for conserving this unique landscape as it trains young men and women to use lethal weapons? Are its claims that its presence is a positive for the environment anything more than propaganda? This book investigates these questions against the backdrop of a historic landscape inscribed with the legacy of perpetual war.
Contents
Introduction: Hidden in plain sight
Part I: The place
1 Khaki country
2 Contact zones
3 Military sprawl
Part II: The cost
4 Relocation, relocation, relocation
5 The khaki economy
6 Living next to a pipeline
Part III: The legacy
7 The shadow of war
8 This land is our land
Conclusion: Security and danger
Index
