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The first in the 18-volume Official History of the Second World War covers the defence of the British Isles on land, sea, and in the air. Beginning with disarmament after the Great War in 1918, Basil Collier traces Britain s gradual rearmarment in the face of the renewed threat from Germany. There are chapters on the Phoney war of 1939-40; and on the effects of the disastrous Norway campaign and the Dunkirk evacuation. The Battle of Britain in the summer of 1940 is extensively covered, as is Operation Sealion , Hitler s abortive plan for a seaborne invasion of southern England. Collier describes the Luftwaffe s switch from daytime raids on RAF fiighter stations to night bombing of the cities...
What if Germany had invaded the British Isles? “A distinguished contribution to the canon of alternate histories” (Military History). If Britain Had Fallen is a fascinating contemplation of what it would have been like for Britain to live day to day under Nazi occupation. It discusses every phase of the scenario, from the German pre-invasion maneuvering and preparations, to the landing of troops, to the German seizure of power. What would have happened to the king and the government? Would America, Canada, or Australia have come to the rescue? Would the British people have grown to accept the occupation? Would the deportation of friends and the flying of the swastika from Buckingham Palace incite passive compliance, or brave resistance? All these questions and more are explored in this thought-provoking and chilling pastiche of the twentieth century’s most enduring and darkest episodes. Based on a classic television film of the same name, this book includes illustrations and an updated foreword by military historian Norman Longmate.
A new biography of the architect of RAF Fighter Command in the centennial year of the Royal Air Force
The whirl of events during the spring and summer of 1940 is boggling to contemplate--the events in Europe had an immediate impact on the American political scene. "Nineteen Weeks" recounts the epic tale of America and Britain confronting the great crush of history and raises important questions about the rise of America to a dominant role in global politics. Photo insert.
Defence against ballistic missiles has been a subject of UK political policy and technical investigation since World War II - this book analyses that long history.