The Battle of Britain: Luftwaffe Blitz

by Philip Kaplan

Book Overview

After its attack on Poland in 1939, Britain and France had declared war on Germany. The Germans were suddenly in a war they had risked and now had to fight, and they planned an invasion of Britain to destroy that enemy's potential for making war. The plan, Operation Sea Lion, called for implementation by the autumn of 1940 and depended on German forces defeating and eliminating the Royal Air Force, clearing the English Channel of British mines, dominating...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 178159368X
• ISBN13: 9781781593684
• Release Date: October 2013
• Publisher: Pen and Sword Aviation
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.5" x 9.7"