History 2186A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Royal Military Canal, Fear Mongering, Royal Air Force
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Lecture 7- we shall fight on the beaches: threats to nations: there are instances in which panic is sensible and in fact rational. If the black death is in the next village, panic is probably a good idea. It was led by the duke of parma who was respected and feared across the continent for his skills as a soldier and he got ready to mount an invasion in the summer of. Spanish came so close to england: 3) operation sealion, 1940, beginning of second world war, nazi germany had conquered most of europe and had been planning to conquer. The consensus is mixed: but they never got the chance because another element has been added into invasions: Air: hitler and followers were worried what the british air force could do to their invasion, so, they decided to put off the invasion until the british air force had been destroyed.