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Salisbury Plain is the UK’s largest military training area, measuring approximately 25 miles across and ten miles from top to toe. Thearea includes four towns best described as military garrisons, of which Bulford, Larkhill and Warminster exist alongside civilian settlements sharing the same name, while Tidworth has replaced two rural villages that straddled the Wiltshire-Hampshire border before the arrival of the Army. In addition the Plain is surrounded by settlements with further strong military connections, including the city of Salisbury itself. This new history of the Plain examines how the military has used and developed the area since the land was first purchased towards the end of the 19th century. At some point in their career, the vast majority of British service personnel will spend time on Salisbury Plain. Its training grounds and military schools prepare soldiers and airmen to serve in an ever-changing and increasingly volatile world. The British armed forces are respected the world over for their training, discipline and professionalism, and Salisbury Plain is more often than not where it all begins.

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Henry Buckton is a best-selling social historian who has also written plays and stories for children. His previous history books include Yesterday's Country Village, which examines rural life in Britain from 1900 to 1960, and Friendly Invasion: The American Occupation of Britain 1942-1945, which explores the relationships forged between the British public and American servicemen during the Second World War. A former member of No. 4626 (County of Wiltshire) Squadron, Royal Auxiliary Air Force, his military training included time spent on Salisbury Plain.

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