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.
#4567467 in Books 2015-01-07Original language:English 9.25 x 6.00 x 1.75l; #File Name: 1472440935558 pages
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