A historical account of the invasions that made Britain what it is today. Romans, Vikings, Anglo-Saxons, Celts and Normans are all part of the DNA of Britain. Britain has only occasionally been under threat of invasion and the seas around us have kept away all but the most determined attackers.
The Romans' first soiree into England was short-lived, while the Vikings and Normans made Britain a permanent home. In more recent times, the Spanish, the French and the Germans have all made attempted attacks and failed. In this seventieth anniversary year of the failure of Operation Sealion, the Nazi attempt to invade and control all Europe, Phil Harris offers a readable account of the Invasions of Britain, both real and attempted, looking at the reasons for success or failure and how the mix of people who have come to Britain by force have helped make the nation it is today.
