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Beschreibung

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.

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.

Über den Autor
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.
Zusammenfassung
There is a huge body of fiction based in an alternate history where Operation Sea Lion was successfully carried out, and it is a popular scenario for wargamers.
Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2018
Fachbereich: Allgemeines
Genre: Geschichte, Importe
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Thema: Lexika
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781472829832
ISBN-10: 1472829832
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Forczyk, Robert
Hersteller: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 191 x 132 x 32 mm
Von/Mit: Robert Forczyk
Erscheinungsdatum: 26.07.2018
Gewicht: 0,377 kg
Artikel-ID: 109702717

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