Invasion 1940 - The Nazi Invasion Plan for Britain.

Schellenberg, Walter:

ISBN 10: 095361512X / ISBN 13: 9780953615124

Published by St Ermin's Press, 2000

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8°, XXXV, 272 Seiten, OPbd. mit farbig illustr. Originalumschlag - ein Blindprägestempel im Vorsatz sonst wie neu - 2000. MA9375 ISBN: 095361512X Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 620.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Invasion 1940 - The Nazi Invasion Plan for Britain.
• Publisher: St Ermin's Press
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 095361512X
• ISBN 13: 9780953615124
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Wie neu
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Weight: 620 grams
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

In compliance with the Fuhrer's directive on the imminent invasion of Britain in 1940, the Gestapo prepared a secret handbook for the occupation forces. The first part, edited by a senior Nazi who had been educated in England, is a detailed analysis of how the Germans thought the country worked. The second section is a list of the men and women the Gestapo had earmarked for immediate arrest. Written in August 1940, the handbook sheds light on the British political system, the establishment, the church, industry, the police, trade unions and even the Boy Scouts. The chapter on the British Secret Service was considered so accurate that the few copies captured at the end of the war were retained by the authorities. This translation reveals the historic document.

From the Publisher

In August 1940, in compliance with the Führer¹s directive on the imminent invasion of Britain, the Gestapo prepared a secret handbook to be distributed to the occupation forces. It offered an astonishing insight into exactly how the Nazis perceived Britain and her empire, offering detailed analyses of the political and economic structure of the country, with chapters covering everything from Parliament and public schools to freemasonry and the Boy Scouts. The chapter on British Intelligence was considered so embarrassingly accurate that the few copies retrieved at the end of the war were retained by the authorities. It is only now, more than half a century later, that a translation has been made, revealing the full and remarkable truth.