Invasion!

Description

This terrifying alternative reality is actually based on historical facts.  The book follows the real course of events up to1 September, including the planning in Britain and Germany, and the aerial war. The fictional story then supposes that the Germans halted their advance in France along the Seine and the Aisne after the fall of Paris and that Marshal Petain conceded an armistice at that point. The Panzer divisions are thus able to rest and re-equip in northern France…

A brilliant blend of meticulous research and imagination, this book is bound to appeal to anyone with an interest in the causes and effects of historical events, and indeed to anyone interested in world war history itself.

Contents

Introduction

Chapter One: The Fall of Norway and France

Chapter Two: The Defence of Britain

Chapter Three: Planning Sealion

Chapter Four: The Gathering Force

Chapter Five: Controlling the Sea and the Sky

Chapter Six: Assessing the Terrain and the Defences

Chapter Seven:Landing Area B - Hythe to Dungeness

Chapter Eight: Landing Area C - Rye Bay

Chapter Nine: Landing Area D - Pevensey Bay

Chaoter Ten: Landing Area E - Rottingdean to Cuckmerehaven

Chapter Eleven: The British Reaction

Chapter Twelve: The Final Round

Author
Martin Marix-Evans is an experienced full-time military history writer. His previous books include: English Civil War: Naseby, June 1645 (Pen & Sword, 2002); The Fall of France (Osprey, 2000); The Boer War (Osprey 1999); The Battles of the Somme (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1998); Retreat Hell: We Just Got Here (Osprey, 1998); Passchendale and the Battle of Ypres (Osprey, 1997).Angus McGeoch will be translating the German material (he has previously translated 'Hitler's Henchmen' by Guido Knopp (Sutton, 2000).

Reviews

"He surmises what the outcome would have been if Hitler's plans had been put into operation.  The results are thought-provoking and chilling, leaving the reader thankful that Hitler's troops never set foot on this green and pleasant land" - Leicester Mercury