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If Britain Had Fallen

2012-03-19 History
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Release : 2012-03-19
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Book Synopsis If Britain Had Fallen by : Norman Longmate

Download or read book If Britain Had Fallen written by Norman Longmate. This book was released on 2012-03-19. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What if Germany had invaded the British Isles? “A distinguished contribution to the canon of alternate histories” (Military History). If Britain Had Fallen is a fascinating contemplation of what it would have been like for Britain to live day to day under Nazi occupation. It discusses every phase of the scenario, from the German pre-invasion maneuvering and preparations, to the landing of troops, to the German seizure of power. What would have happened to the king and the government? Would America, Canada, or Australia have come to the rescue? Would the British people have grown to accept the occupation? Would the deportation of friends and the flying of the swastika from Buckingham Palace incite passive compliance, or brave resistance? All these questions and more are explored in this thought-provoking and chilling pastiche of the twentieth century’s most enduring and darkest episodes. Based on a classic television film of the same name, this book includes illustrations and an updated foreword by military historian Norman Longmate.

When Britain Saved the West

2015-05-26 History
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Release : 2015-05-26
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis When Britain Saved the West by : Robin Prior

Download or read book When Britain Saved the West written by Robin Prior. This book was released on 2015-05-26. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the comfortable distance of seven decades, it is quite easy to view the victory of the Allies over Hitler’s Germany as inevitable. But in 1940 Great Britain’s defeat loomed perilously close, and no other nation stepped up to confront the Nazi threat. In this cogently argued book, Robin Prior delves into the documents of the time—war diaries, combat reports, Home Security’s daily files, and much more—to uncover how Britain endured a year of menacing crises. The book reassesses key events of 1940—crises that were recognized as such at the time and others not fully appreciated. Prior examines Neville Chamberlain’s government, Churchill’s opponents, the collapse of France, the Battle of Britain, and the Blitz. He looks critically at the position of the United States before Pearl Harbor, and at Roosevelt’s response to the crisis. Prior concludes that the nation was saved through a combination of political leadership, British Expeditionary Force determination and skill, Royal Air Force and Navy efforts to return soldiers to the homeland, and the determination of the people to fight on “in spite of all terror.” As eloquent as it is controversial, this book exposes the full import of events in 1940, when Britain fought alone and Western civilization hung in the balance.

If the Allies Had Fallen

2012-01-15 History
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Release : 2012-01-15
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis If the Allies Had Fallen by : Dennis E. Showalter

Download or read book If the Allies Had Fallen written by Dennis E. Showalter. This book was released on 2012-01-15. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leading historians suggest what might have been if key events during World War II had the war gone differently.

If Britain Had Fallen

1972 Great Britain
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Release : 1972
Genre : Great Britain
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Book Synopsis If Britain Had Fallen by : Norman Longmate

Download or read book If Britain Had Fallen written by Norman Longmate. This book was released on 1972. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

How Churchill Waged War

2018-10-30 History
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Release : 2018-10-30
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Book Synopsis How Churchill Waged War by : Allen Packwood

Download or read book How Churchill Waged War written by Allen Packwood. This book was released on 2018-10-30. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An analytical investigation into Prime Minister Winston Churchill’s decision-making process during every stage of World War II. When Winston Churchill accepted the position of Prime Minister in May 1940, he insisted in also becoming Minister of Defence. This, though, meant that he alone would be responsible for the success or failure of Britain’s war effort. It also meant that he would be faced with many monumental challenges and utterly crucial decisions upon which the fate of Britain and the free world rested. With the limited resources available to the UK, Churchill had to pinpoint where his country’s priorities lay. He had to respond to the collapse of France, decide if Britain should adopt a defensive or offensive strategy, choose if Egypt and the war in North Africa should take precedence over Singapore and the UK’s empire in the East, determine how much support to give the Soviet Union, and how much power to give the United States in controlling the direction of the war. In this insightful investigation into Churchill’s conduct during the Second World War, Allen Packwood, BA, MPhil (Cantab), FRHistS, the Director of the Churchill Archives Centre, enables the reader to share the agonies and uncertainties faced by Churchill at each crucial stage of the war. How Churchill responded to each challenge is analyzed in great detail and the conclusions Packwood draws are as uncompromising as those made by Britain’s wartime leader as he negotiated his country through its darkest days.

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