England's military heartland

<p>What is it like to live next door to a British Army base? <i>England's military heartland </i>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.<br><br>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.<br><br>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.</p>