Invasion; The German Invasion of England, July 1940
Don Mills, Ontario, Canada: Collier Macmillan Canada Ltd., 1980. Presumed First Canadian Edition, First printing. Hardcover. 223, [1] pages. DJ has slight wear and soling and is price clipped. Includes Preface, Historical Notes, Select Bibliography, and Index, as well as a listing of 12 maps. Chapters cover A Lion is Born; A Gathering of Forces; The Taking of Western Europe; Britain Against the Wall; The Testing Time; Assumptions and Plans; Days of the Eagle; Assault from the Sky; Assault from the Sea; The Fight for the Bridgehead; Check and Counter-Check; The Trade-Off; The Crunch; The Battle of the GHQ Line; The Hinge of Destiny; and As It Happened. Also includes Historical Notes, Select Bibliography, and an index. The author of many books on the Second World War, Kenneth Macksey has investigated afresh the forces, resources, and options to each side in the summer of 1940. Providing it had been launched in July, he concludes, Operation "Sealion" could have been a feasible undertaking. Indeed, had Hitler accepted Kesselring's advice to invade Britain soon after Dunkirk (during the period considered by British Intelligence to be the most dangerous) the events described in this book might well have taken place. Kenneth John Macksey MC (1 July 1923 – 30 November 2005) was a British author and historian who specialized in military history and military biography, particularly of the WWII. Macksey was commissioned in the Royal Armoured Corps and served during WWII (earning a Military Cross). Macksey retired from the Army in 1968. Amongst many books, Macksey wrote a volume of alternate history, entitled Invasion, which dealt with a successful invasion of England by Germany in 1940. In June 1940, as German troops massed across the Channel, poised for the invasion of Britain, Hitler seemed ready for his greatest gamble. In this compelling alternate history the Germans actually launch the invasion. Landing between Dover and Hythe, German troops push inland, supported by the Luftwaffe and the panzers, and strike toward London. A classic and harrowing insight into how Britain's war might have gone. Condition: Very good / Very good.
Keywords: Alternate History, British Army, Royal Navy, Ernst Busch, Hugh Dowling, Kesselring, Edmund Ironside, Erich Raeder, Royal Air Force, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Operation Sealion, Convoys, Jeschonnek, Battle of Britain
ISBN: 0029902908
[Book #82306]
Price: $50.00