Invasion! Operation Sealion 1940

by Martin Marix Evans, Angus McGeoch

This terrifying alternative reality is actually based on historical facts. The book follows the real course of events up to1 September, including the planning in Britain and Germany, and the aerial war. The fictional story then supposes that the Germans halted their advance in France along the Seine and the Aisne after the fall of Paris and that Marshal Petain conceded an armistice at that point. The Panzer divisions are thus able to rest and re-equip in northern France… A brilliant blend of meticulous research and imagination, this book is bound to appeal to anyone with an interest in the causes and effects of historical events, and indeed to anyone interested in world war history itself.

Genres: Alternate History

292 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2004

Reviews

[Mathieu Gaudreault · Rating 1 out of 5]

Inacurate. Operation Sealion would have failed not because of British army wich was ill equiped and lacked geavy weapon(left at Dunkirk) but by the Royal Navy while crossing the english chanel.

[Robert Drumheller · Rating 5 out of 5]

Interesting alternative history book. Additional detail could have been added.

[Brian Sweetman · Rating 2 out of 5]

A short sharp work on the planned invasion. Adequate work with detailed descriptions of the what if attack and the defences response. However it is decidedly dry.