Britain Invaded: Hitler's Plans for Britain: A Documentary Reconstruction

by Adrian Gilbert

During the summer and autumn of 1940, Spitfires and Messerschmitts fought for mastery of the skies in a desperate conflict that became known as the Battle of Britain. Fortunately for Britain, the RAF won. In one of the "ifs" of history, what would have happened if the Luftwaffe had won the battle?. For the Germans, the aerial conflict was only the initial stage of a larger Battle of Britain, one whose successful outcome entailed the invasion and conquest of the United Kingdom. Through the examination of the original invasion plans, set alongside the actual conduct of relevant German operations - the airborne invasion of Crete in 1941, for example - an accurate pattern of German moves can be suggested. Gilbert aims to answer this question, with the use of photographs and a narrative of events.

128 pages, Hardcover

First published December 1, 1990

About the author

Adrian Gilbert is a British author and historian who writes primarily on the subject of military history – particularly relating to wars of the 20th century.

Reviews

[Mathieu Gaudreault · Rating 5 out of 5]

A good short story with pictures of what England would have looked if the germans would have won the battle of Enland and done operation sealion. In this book it shows who would have collaborated and who would have been persecuted. A little jewel of alternate history