CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

CHRONOLOGY

THE DEVELOPMENT OF SCAPA FLOW’S DEFENCES

World War I images Between the wars

PRINCIPLES OF DEFENCE: ‘PLAN Q’ AND ‘PLAN R’

A TOUR OF THE FORTRESS

Radar and anti-aircraft defences images Coastal defences images Anti-invasion defences
Anti-submarine and anti-surface ship defences images Air cover images The Home Fleet

LIFE IN THE ORKNEY GARRISON

SCAPA FLOW AT WAR

THE AFTERMATH OF WORLD WAR II

THE DEFENCES OF SCAPA FLOW TODAY

Museums and other attractions

FURTHER READING

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