Channel Islands At War: A German Perspective Review

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Channel Islands At War: A German Perspective Review
This larger hardcover book, though similiar to the softcover Battleground Europe book on the channel islands, offers a much more depth of detail and pictorial coverage.
These 4 islands of less than 100,000 people, were occupied by the Germans for 5 years during World War II. The Germans invaded in the summer of 1940, and were there until 1945. Through those years they were occupied and fortified. Though the occupation was fairly pacific, the "hunger winter" of 1944-45 took its toll. The islands were also to see much activity by German civilian bureaucrats, and Organization Todt (OT).
The original troops earmarked for invasion were there only for a short time, when they were pulled out, to be replaced by other older less battle worthy. With the original troops to be sent to the Eastern Front. The original commandant Major Dr. Lanz would himself too die on the Russian front. All the island troops were known as the "Canada" troops, for most German soldiers felt that should the islands be retaken by the Allies, the occupying German troops would end their days in a Canadian POW camp.
These islands came to direct German notice due their proximity to France during the air war of 1940. They were to be used as part of Operation Sea Lion, the German invasion of Britain that never occured. Adolf Hitler always held great and continuing interest in these 4 islands, intending their use as a place for rest and relaxtion for the German peoples after the war ended.
The subtitle of this volume is "A German Perspective" and as such uses many photographs taken by the German occupiers themselves. There are maps and photographs in abundance.
As stated in my review of the softcover, "Channel Islands," my interest was piqued by the fictional writings of Jack Higgins. He has included bits and pieces in some of his novels, plus he is reported to reside on one of them. So, if you are somewhat like me, you may find this book, or the softcover, of riveting interest.
Semper Fi.Channel Islands At War: A German Perspective OverviewFirst published in 1999, this masterly account of the German occupation of sovereign British territory uses fascinating first-hand reminiscences and historic photographs from a wide variety of sources to detail the history of the wartime years, mainly from the viewpoint of the German soldier. Includes a survey of the relics of the Nazi era which survive today.

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