Dan Synge

Within its pages you can find the most solid bunkers of the high command, mourn ruined medieval churches, encounter lost pillboxes and gun batteries or sample the cold and dusty atmosphere of a deep-level shelter.

Curious London 'War and Defence' is designed to put readers in the centre of historic events with a tour that ducks the doodlebugs and returning Ack-Ack fire to reveal both the ingenuity of London’s wartime defence network.

You cannot argue with London’s sporting pedigree. After all, London is home to over a dozen world-famous football clubs and it hosts a dazzling line up of top tier sporting events including the FA Cup Final, the Wimbledon Tennis Championships, the London Marathon and the Boat Race. Besides, no other city except Paris has put on as many as three Olympic Games. The first was in 1908, taking place at the newly built White City Stadium . Then came the so-called ‘Austerity Games’ of 1948 which...