{"product_id":"we-march-against-england-9781472829832","title":"We March Against England","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn May 1940 Nazi Germany was master of continental Europe. The only European power still standing was Great Britain--and the all-conquering German armed forces stood poised to cross the Channel. After the RAF fighter forces had been destroyed, the Channel swept of mines, and the Royal Naval defenders worn down, two German army groups were set to storm the beaches of southern England. Despite near-constant British fears from August to October, the invasion never took place, first being postponed to spring 1941 before finally being abandoned entirely.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRobert Forczyk, author of \u003ci\u003eWhere the Iron Crosses Grow\u003c\/i\u003e, looks beyond the traditional British account of Operation \u003ci\u003eSea Lion\u003c\/i\u003e, complete with plucky Home Guards and courageous Spitfire pilots, at the real scale of German ambition, plans and capabilities. Forczyk examines, in depth, how Operation \u003ci\u003eSea Lion\u003c\/i\u003e fitted in with German air-sea actions around the British Isles as he shows exactly what stopped Hitler from inva\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction  Chapter 1: Strategic Setting, June–July 1940  Chapter 2: Improvising an Invasion Force  Chapter 3: Diplomacy, Espionage and Intelligence  Chapter 4: Kriegsmarine and Luftwaffe Capabilities Against England, 1940–41  Chapter 5: Countdown to Sea Lion Chapter 6: British Anti-invasion Capabilities, 1940–41  Chapter 7: Feasibility of S-Tag, 25 September 1940  Chapter 8: The Isle of Wight Gambit Chapter 9: Siege Operations against Great Britain, October 1940–May 1941  Chapter 10: Sea Lion Redux, May 1941 Chapter 11: Hidden Benefits of Sea Lion: Germany Gains an Amphibious Capability for other Theatres  Chapter 12: The Reckoning  Glossary Appendices  Notes  Bibliography  Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48867214229847,"sku":"9781472829832","price":11.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781472829832.jpg?v=1722282243","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/we-march-against-england-9781472829832","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}