an account of the German preparations and the British counter-measures, originally published as invasion 1940 Fleming, Peter 1907-1971 creator author. text enk London Pan Books c1957 2003 1957 monographic eng

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333 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 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. 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 Adult Peter Fleming. Includes bibliographical index. General Education General Education : History English Operation Sea Lion 9780330420570 [paperback] 251217 20251217150837.0