We March Against England tells the thrilling tale of Operation Sea
Lion, Hitler's plan to invade Britain and end its involvement in World
War II. In May 1940 Nazi Germany was master of continental Europe, the
only European power still standing was Great Britain – and the
all-conquering German armed forces stood poised to cross the Channel.
Following the destruction of the RAF fighter forces, the sweeping of
the Channel of mines, and the wearing down of the Royal Naval
defenders, two German army groups were set to storm the beaches of
southern England. Despite near-constant British fears from August to
October, the invasion never took place after first being postponed to
spring 1941 before finally being abandoned entirely. Robert Forcyzk,
author of Where the Iron Crosses Grow, looks beyond the traditional
British account of Operation Sea Lion, complete with plucky Home
Guards and courageous Spitfire pilots, at the real scale of German
ambition, plans and capabilities. He examines, in depth, how Operation
Sea Lion fitted in with German air-sea actions around the British
Isles as he shows exactly what stopped Hitler from invading Britain.
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Operation Sea Lion, 1940–41
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781472814876
Publisert
2020
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Utgiver
Bloomsbury UK
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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