Hitler's Invasion of East Anglia, 1940 : Pen & Sword Aviation : 9781526705488 : 1526705486 : 23 Oct 2019 : Did a German invasion or invasions take place along the shores of East Anglia in 1940? Though Operation ?Sealion', the intended invasion of southern England, never materialized, Hitler openly confided that 'even a small invasion might go a long way', and asked that his forces might mount one, two or even three ?small invasions' in 1940. So were the mass raids on London merely a diversion? Why have all the files on this most dramatic period in British history been placed under lock and key for the foreseeable future? Why have the instances involving setting fire to the sea and skirmishes around our coasts been covered up?Martin W. Bowman tells the full story of these remarkable events - both actual and ?factional' - involving British defenders in the Army, Home Guard and Auxiliary Units and the invading Fallschirmjäger (German paratroopers) and Brandenburgers (Fifth Column troops,