How Close Did the Nazis Get To an Invasion of Britain?
One author argues the Germans could have put boots on the ground in England by the end of 1940.
Here s What You Need to Know: In the middle of 1940, Britain stood alone.
Reeling under combined assault from German land and air forces, in late May and early June 1940 the British Army evacuated France. As many as 338,000 British and allied troops got off the beach at Dunkirk.
But they left behind 2,300 artillery pieces, 500 anti-tank guns, 600 tanks and 64,000 other vehicles around half of the British Army’s entire inventory of heavy weaponry.
Britain s Economic Ties with China Will Dictate the Future of the Special Relationship
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A Century of British Dominance of the Mediterranean: Lessons for the U S Navy in the South China Sea
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