INVASION: The German Invasion of England July 1940.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.NFINE/NFINE.No owner inscrptn,but a small red ink stroke/mark to top corner of ffe,no price-clip to dw/dj - no publisher price! Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,colour pictorial artwork illustrated dw/dj; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges - no nicks or tears present - spine/backstrip lightly sunned/faded with miniscule bumping with reciprocal creasing to both head+foot of same. Top edge minimally dust-soiled and minimally foxed/spotted,fore-edge brighter and cleaner and less foxed/spotted; contents bright,tight and near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - an unread copy? Bright,clean,unblemished,navy blue paper-covered boards with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip with immaculate plain navy blue endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,5- 223pp [paginated] includes half-title illustration - facsimile contemporary Ministry of Information leaflet issued to British population when German invasion seemed imminent,b/w vignette illustrated title page,contents+ maps lists/tables,author's preface,16 chapters,32pp b/w contemporary photographs,12 b/w maps,historical notes,a select bibliography and an index. S Day - 14 July 1940: the invasion of Great Britain begins.As German airborne troops cross the Kent coastline,from French and Belgium ports come forth seaborne divisions aimed directly at the beaches between Dover and Hythe.The culmination of Hitler's conquest of the West, German arms are about to round off one of the most complete victories of all time.In a lightning 'Blitzkreig' campaign,the Wehrmacht has compelled Holland,Belgium and France to surrender.Now Britain stands alone in arms against the Reich. These events - and the ensuing land,air and sea conflict that reaches its climax at the pivotal - Battle of Maidstone - form the basis of Kenneth Macksey's gripping narrative.Carefully researched from the plans that actually existed at the time,'Invasion' is a startlingly convincing account of one of history's greatest 'ifs'.The author of many books on WWII, Macksey has investigated afresh the forces,resources and options to each side in the summer of 1940.Providing it had been launched in July, he concludes,Operation 'Sealion' could have been a feasible undertaking.Indeed,had Hitler accepted Kesselring's advice to invade Britain soon after Dunkirk (during the period considered by British Intelligence to be the most dangerous) the events described in this book might well have taken place. Since April 2013,again in March 2015,and in this year too,the UK Post Office has altered it's Pricing in Proportion template,altering it's prices, weight allowances,dimensions and lowered it's qualifying compensation rates too! So,please contact rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk ,because of the weight/value of this item for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!