Invasion, 1940: Did the Battle of Britain Alone Stop Hitler?

by Derek Robinson

Book Overview

The Battle of Britain could not stop Operation Sealion, the planned German invasion. The historians got it wrong. This is a big claim to make, yet the reasoning behind it is remarkably straightforward. In Invasion 1940, author Derek Robinson asks why historians have dovetailed the Battle of Britain with Operation Sealion. Military experts say the Battle prevented an invasion, but they don't exactly explain how. Why is it taken for granted that...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786716185
• ISBN13: 9780786716180
• Release Date: October 2005
• Publisher: Da Capo Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.1" x 9.6"