Robert Forczyk

We March Against England (eBook, ePUB)

Operation Sea Lion, 1940-41

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 400
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Oktober 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781472814876
• Artikelnr.: 46423262

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Chapter 1: Strategic Setting, June-July 1940 Chapter 2:
Improvising an Invasion Force Chapter 3: Diplomacy, Espionage and
Intelligence Chapter 4: Kriegsmarine and Luftwaffe Capabilities Against
England, 1940-41 Chapter 5: Countdown to Sea Lion Chapter 6: British
Anti-invasion Capabilities, 1940-41 Chapter 7: Feasibility of S-Tag, 25
September 1940 Chapter 8: The Isle of Wight Gambit Chapter 9: Siege
Operations against Great Britain, October 1940-May 1941 Chapter 10: Sea
Lion Redux, May 1941 Chapter 11: Hidden Benefits of Sea Lion: Germany Gains
an Amphibious Capability for other Theatres Chapter 12: The Reckoning
Glossary Appendices Notes Bibliography Index