Operation Sea Lion
by Leo McKinstry /
2014 / English / EPUB
5.3 MB Download
In the summer of 1940, the Nazi war machine was at its
zenith. France, Denmark, Norway and the Low Countries were all
under occupation.
In the summer of 1940, the Nazi war machine was at its
zenith. France, Denmark, Norway and the Low Countries were all
under occupation.Only Britain stood in the way of the complete triumph, and
Hitler planned a two-pronged offensive―a blistering aerial
bombardment followed by a land invasion―to subdue his final enemy.
But for the first time in the war, Hitler did not prevail. As Leo
McKinstry details in this fascinating new history, the British were
far more ruthless and proficient than is usually recognized. The
brilliance of the RAF in the Battle of Britain was not an exception
but part of a pattern of magnificent organization that thwarted
Hitler’s armies at every turn. Using a wealth of archival and
primary source materials, Leo McKinstry provides a groundbreaking
new assessment of the six fateful months in mid-1940 when Operation
Sea Lion was all that stood between the Nazis and total victory.
Only Britain stood in the way of the complete triumph, and
Hitler planned a two-pronged offensive―a blistering aerial
bombardment followed by a land invasion―to subdue his final enemy.
But for the first time in the war, Hitler did not prevail. As Leo
McKinstry details in this fascinating new history, the British were
far more ruthless and proficient than is usually recognized. The
brilliance of the RAF in the Battle of Britain was not an exception
but part of a pattern of magnificent organization that thwarted
Hitler’s armies at every turn. Using a wealth of archival and
primary source materials, Leo McKinstry provides a groundbreaking
new assessment of the six fateful months in mid-1940 when Operation
Sea Lion was all that stood between the Nazis and total victory.