Operation Sea Lion Hitler's Plot to Invade England

by Fleming, Peter

• ISBN13: 9781848856998
• ISBN10: 1848856997
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-12-20
• Publisher: Tauris Parke Paperbacks

Summary

On July sixteenth, 1940, Hitler issued Directive No. 16, setting in motion Operation Sea Lionhis plan to invade England. The success of Operation Sea Lion hinged entirely on the destruction of the Royal Air Force and the Royal Navy. Yet even as Hitler's plans swung into action, England rallied her defences, the Battle of Britain began, and in just a few months Germany had lost all hope of dominating England's skies, and with it the key to the invasion. In September 1940, Hitler postponed Operation Sea Lion indefinitely and the entire episode faded from memory. It would be another 17 years before Peter Fleming rescued the story from military archives and, together with the recollections of those involved, pieced together the dramatic preparations for what could have been one of the most significant and potentially world-changing battles in history

Author Biography

Peter Fleming (1907-1971) was a journalist and theauthor of several classic books,including Brazilian Adventure, One's Company, News from Tartary, and Bayonets to Lhasa. In his honor, The Royal Geographical Society established The Peter Fleming Award for projects that seek to advance geographical science.

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"Splendidly engrossing."
- Newsweek

"It remains one of the finest books among the tens of thousands written about World War II."
- John Lukacs, historian

"The story is well-told, often with humor. Recommended for all collections."
- Library Journal