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We March Against England: Operation Sea Lion, 1940-41
Contributor(s): Forczyk, Robert (Author)
ISBN: 1472829832     ISBN-13: 9781472829832
Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
OUR PRICE:   $14.40  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: July 2018
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BISAC Categories:
- History | Europe - Germany
- History | Military - World War Ii
- History | Europe - Great Britain - 20th Century
Physical Information: 1.2" H x 5.1" W x 7.8" (0.90 lbs) 400 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Germany
- Cultural Region - British Isles
- Chronological Period - 1940's
 
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Publisher Description:

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. After the RAF fighter forces had been destroyed, the Channel swept of mines, and the Royal Naval defenders worn down, 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, first being postponed to spring 1941 before finally being abandoned entirely.

Robert Forczyk, 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. Forczyk 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.

Contributor Bio(s): Forczyk, Robert: - Robert Forczyk has a PhD in International Relations and National Security from the University of Maryland and a strong background in European and Asian military history. He retired as a lieutenant colonel from the US Army Reserves having served 18 years as an armour officer in the US 2nd and 4th infantry divisions and as an intelligence officer in the 29th Infantry Division (Light). Dr Forczyk is currently a consultant in the Washington, DC area.