Under the Shadow of a Hill

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Montacute in Somerset is an ancient village with a proud history, known to many for its fabulous Elizabethan mansion house. But, along with so many other places in Britain, perhaps its finest hour came in the Second World War, when many of Montacute's sons and daughters served at home and abroad in the armed forces and other services. As the war progressed Montacute also played host to American Forces who were billeted in Montacute Park, along with British regiments. Using a mixture of pen portraits of those from the parish who served in the war, and personal recollections of the village and its home front during these years, Clarence Bradley paints a vivid picture of what it was like to live in this precious and peaceful corner of Somerset and how it was affected by the cataclysm in the world beyond.