We March Against England, Robert Forczyk
We March Against England, Robert Forczyk
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We March Against England
Operation Sea Lion, 1940–41

Author: Robert Forczyk

Narrator: Paul Boehmer

Unabridged: 12 hr 28 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 12/27/2016

Synopsis

In 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. Following the destruction of the RAF fighter forces, the sweeping of the Channel of mines, and the wearing down of the Royal Naval defenders, 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 after first being postponed to spring 1941 before finally being abandoned entirely.

Robert Forczyk, author of Where the Iron Crosses Grow, looks beyond the traditional British account of Operation Sea Lion, complete with plucky Home Guards and courageous Spitfire pilots, at the real scale of German ambition, plans, and capabilities. He examines, in depth, how Operation Sea Lion fitted in with German air-sea actions around the British Isles as he shows exactly what stopped Hitler from invading Britain.

About Robert Forczyk

Robert Forczyk has written numerous books, including Kursk 1943, Tank Warfare on the Eastern Front 1941-1942, and Nez Perce 1877: The Last Fight. He holds a PhD in international relations and national security from the University of Maryland and has a strong background in European and Asian military history. He retired as a lieutenant colonel from the US Army Reserves, having served eighteen years as an armor officer in the US 2nd and 4th infantry divisions and as an intelligence officer in the 29th Infantry Division (Light). Robert is currently a consultant in the Washington, DC, area.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Cold War Conversations Podcast

Reasonable overview of Sealion Robert Forczyk has delivered a reasonable overview of Sealion with some interesting strategic options I hadn't considered. However, in my view the book is let down by some implausible theories of German naval capabilities. That being said it was not too dry and an entert......more

Goodreads review by Andy

I appreciate that the author has researched the subject extensively and includes many accurate records, but I was left with the feeling that he was dismissive of Britain and comes across in my opinion as an anglophobe. Yes Britain was struggling and made many mistakes and as he states correctly had......more

Goodreads review by Julian

While the author presents a well researched order of battle, his speculations about what could and couldn't be done are somewhere between doubtful and outlandish. Undeniable weaknesses in the British forces are explained in detail while similar or worse weaknesses on the German are handwaved away or......more

Goodreads review by John Plowright

The Hitler Diaries were a peculiar farrago of fact and fabrication. One of the more inspired lies that the forgery contained was the claim that Hitler’s decision to halt his Panzers and allow the bulk of the British Expeditionary Force to evacuate at Dunkirk was because he did not want to inflict to......more

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