George Forty - Channel Islands Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney, Sark

Other guides in the Battleground Europe Series:

Walking the Salientby Paul Reed

Ypres - Sanctuary Wood and Hoogeby Nigel Cave

Ypres - Hill 60by Nigel Cave

Ypres - Messines Ridgeby Peter Oldham

Ypres - Polygon Woodby Nigel Cave

Ypres - Passchendaeleby Nigel Cave

Ypres - Airfields and Airmenby Michael O'Connor

Ypres - St Julienby Graham Keech

Walking the Sommeby Paul Reed

Somme - Gommecourtby Nigel Cave

Somme - Serreby Jack Horsfall & Nigel Cave

Somme - Beaumont Hamelby Nigel Cave

Somme - Thiepvalby Michael Stedman

Somme - La Boisselleby Michael Stedman

Somme - Fricourtby Michael Stedman

Somme - Carnoy-Montaubanby Graham Maddocks

Somme - Pozieresby Graham Keech

Somme - Courceletteby Paul Reed

Somme - Boom Ravineby Trevor Pidgeon

Somme - Mametz Woodby Michael Renshaw

Somme - Delville Woodby Nigel Cave

Somme - Advance to Victory (North) 1918by Michael Stedman

Somme - Flersby Trevor Pidgeon

Somme - Bazentin Ridgeby Edward Hancock and Nigel Cave

Somme - Comblesby Paul Reed

Arras - Vimy Ridgeby Nigel Cave

Arras - Gavrelleby Trevor Tasker and Kyle Tallett

Arras - Bullecourtby Graham Keech

Arras - Monchy le Preuxby Colin Fox

Hindenburg Lineby Peter Oldham

Hindenburg Line Epehyby Bill Mitchinson

Hindenburg Line Riquevalby Bill Mitchinson

Hindenburg Line Villers-Plouichby Bill Mitchinson

Hindenburg Line - Cambraiby Jack Horsfall & Nigel Cave

Hindenburg Line - Saint Quentinby Helen McPhail and Philip Guest

La Basse - Neuve Chapelleby Geoffrey Bridger

Monsby Jack Horsfall and Nigel Cave

Accrington Pals Trailby William Turner

Poets at War: Wilfred Owenby Helen McPhail and Philip Guest

Poets at War: Edmund Blundenby Helen McPhail and Philip Guest

Poets at War: Graves & Sassoonby Helen McPhail and Philip Guest

Gallipoliby Nigel Steel

Italy - Asiagoby Francis Mackay

Boer War - The Relief of Ladysmithby Lewis Childs

Boer War - The Siege of Ladysmithby Lewis Childs

Boer War - Kimberleyby Lewis Childs

Isandlwanaby Ian Knight and Ian Castle

Rorkes Driftby Ian Knight and Ian Castle

Wars of the Roses- Wakefield/ Towtonby Philip A. Haigh

English Civil War - Nasebyby Martin Marix Evans, Peter Burton and Michael Westaway

Napoleonic - Hougoumontby Julian Paget and Derek Saunders

WW2 Pegasus Bridge/Merville Batteryby Carl Shilleto

WW2 Utah Beachby Carl Shilleto

WW2 Gold Beachby Christopher Dunphie & Garry Johnson

WW2 Normandy - Jig Beachby Tim Saunders

WW2 Omaha Beachby Tim Kilvert-Jones

WW2 Sword Beachby Tim Kilvert-Jones

WW2 Battle of the Bulge - St Vithby Michael Tolhurst

WW2 Battle of the Bulge - Bastogneby Michael Tolhurst

WW2 Dunkirkby Patrick Wilson

WW2 Calaisby Jon Cooksey

WW2 Das Reich Drive to Normandyby Philip Vickers

WW2 Hill 112by Tim Saunders

WW2 Market Garden - Nijmegenby Tim Saunders

WW2 Market Garden - Hell's Highwayby Tim Saunders

WW2 Market Garden - Arnhemby Frank Steer

WW2 Channel Islandsby George Forty

Battleground Europe Series guides under contract for future release:

Somme - High Woodby Terry Carter

Somme - German Advance 1918by Michael Stedman

Somme - Beaucourtby Michael Renshaw

Walking Arrasby Paul Reed

WW2 Boulogneby Jon Cooksey

WW2 Market Garden - The Islandby Tim Saunders

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Opposite: Down with the Union Jack and up with the Swastika! German troops are seen here in early July 1940, about to raise the German flag on the flagpole at Government House, Jersey. It will remain flying there until May 1945. Socit Jersiaise

1940 was a disastrous year for Great Britain and its Allies in the war against Nazi Germany. Everywhere Hitler's all-conquering forces were in the ascendancy, their new Blitzkrieg tactics spreading alarm and despondency, as country after country was overrun, to become part of the Greater German Empire. Then, at the height of summer, France capitulated and Great Britain, now facing the Germans alone, woul only be saved from invasion by the bravery of a handful of RAF pilots. Whilst the air war continued, further German efforts to mount Operation Sealion, the amphibious assault against mainland Great Britain were averted and Hitler forced to change his tactics. Instead he would try to starve out the British, by cutting off their overseas supply lines. However, he would be thwarted in this by the men of the Royal Navy and Merchant Navy, who still controlled the sealanes between the UK and the British Empire, together with those to the neutral, but ever sympathetic, United States of America.