Invasion 1940 Author:Peter Fleming Peter Fleming's Invasion 1940 tells the fascinating story of that extraordinary summer when England, cheerfully defiant, readied to face Hitler's onslaught from across the English Channel. — Originally published in 1957, Invasion 1940 is a highly evocative, well-informed, witty, and elegantly written acco... more »unt of both Hilter's invasion plans and "the many things, large and small, which combined in the summer of 1940 to give life in the United Kingdom a flavour which distinguished that brief period from all the rest of British history."« less