02126nam a22003257a 4500 OSt 20251217150837.0 251217t20031957enka|||| |||| 00| 0 eng d 9780330420570 [paperback] University of Cebu-Banilad Fleming, Peter 1907-1971 author. Operation Sea Lion : an account of the German preparations and the British counter-measures, originally published as invasion 1940 / Peter Fleming. London : Pan Books, c1957. 333 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; rdacontent text rdamedia unmediated rdacarrier volume Pan grand strategy series Includes bibliographical index. Seconds out of the ring -- A bugbear in eclipse -- The background to the German plan -- Directive n. 16 -- The threat from above and the threat from within -- The mirages of Hitler's mind: (1) capitulation -- John Bull at bay -- The mirages of Hitler's mind: (2) disintegration -- Leadership in the dark hour -- The sea affair -- Margins of error: (1) British intelligence about the Germans -- Margins of error: (2) German intelligence about the British -- Expedients and improvisations -- In the air: the lull -- In the air: the storm -- The legend of German dilettantism -- The sausage machine -- "And if necessary the island will be occupied" -- The eleventh hour -- The reckoning In the summer of 1940 the Germans prepared to launch Operation Sea Lion, the invasion of England. The British, barely recovered from Dunkirk, rallied their defenses. Both sides operated in great secrecy and, because the invasion never took place, the dramatic preparations for what would have been one of the watershed battles of history faded from memory. Adult General Education General Education : History English Operation Sea Lion. Pan grand strategy series ddc BK adryann[new] 12/17/2025 14720 14720 0 0 ddc 0 0 UCBL_MAIN UCBL_MAIN SUBJ.REF 2025-12-17 0 940.5421 F62 2003 3UCBL000014999 2025-12-17 2025-12-17 SR