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Burn the Sea: Flame Warfare, Black Propaganda and the Nazi Plan to Invade England
James Hayward
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Description for Burn the Sea: Flame Warfare, Black Propaganda and the Nazi Plan to Invade England
Hardback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 20 black & white illustrations, 8 black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
In the whole course of the war,' conceded Britain's chief press censor, `there was no story which gave me so much trouble as that of the attempted German invasion, flaming oil on the water and 30,000 burned Germans.' Sparked by the Directorate of Military Intelligence and MI6, rumours that Britain had set fire to the English Channel to defeat a German invasion in 1940 quickly spread around the world. Highly popular in America, the incendiary `Big Lie' became Britain's first significant propaganda victory of the Second World War. Yet the unlikely deception was founded in fact. Dead ... Read more
In the whole course of the war,' conceded Britain's chief press censor, `there was no story which gave me so much trouble as that of the attempted German invasion, flaming oil on the water and 30,000 burned Germans.' Sparked by the Directorate of Military Intelligence and MI6, rumours that Britain had set fire to the English Channel to defeat a German invasion in 1940 quickly spread around the world. Highly popular in America, the incendiary `Big Lie' became Britain's first significant propaganda victory of the Second World War. Yet the unlikely deception was founded in fact. Dead ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Stroud, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780750965989
SKU
V9780750965989
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About James Hayward
James Hayward's previous books include Myths and Legends of the First World War and Myths and Legends of the Second World War. As a lawyer he worked on the Bloody Sunday inquiry, a role which cemented a long-standing interest in investigative research.
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