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Invasion 1940: The Nazi Invasion Plan For BritainEditions
Review
It is a curious piece of work - but despite some obvious factual errors, and some strange ideas about Britain, such as the widespread power of the Freemasons or the crucial role of the Boy Scout movement in gathering intelligence (yes, really), we can learn much about Nazi Germany's view of Britain at the start of the war. In the section entitled 'Law and Administration', for example, I was interested to read the criticism that under the British system, some of the poorer members of society are denied a fair trial. What was it that the pot called the kettle? - review by Dan Fenton |
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John Sandoe [Books] Ltd |
Although it seems that The Führer's enthusiasm for an invasion of Britain was never really all that great, this document demonstrates that there were clearly those in the German army who were obliged to take his occasional remarks on the subject deadly seriously. One of the preparations made for the invasion was this remarkable document, intended as a handbook for the occupation forces, in which SS-General Walter Schellenburg, among others, describes the way the country worked. More chillingly, its second part is a Special Wanted List of persons who were to be detained immediately by the invaders. It isn't hard to imagine what fate awaited those on the list…
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