Burn the Sea ― Flame Warfare, Black Propaganda and the Nazi Plan to Invade England

In September, 1940, Britain is rife with rumors of dead Nazis washed up on the beaches of the southeast coast—their bodies charred as though burnt alive. James Hayward explores the truth behind the "bodies on the beach" and the intriguing story of Operation Lucid—the British plan to create a network of flame barrages to incinerate any Nazi invasion flotilla. Soon stories of flame warfare spread across Europe and on to America, where journalists in New York report that "10,000 Germans lost their lives" in the failed invasion attempt of Britain. The notion of Britain setting the seas surrounding France and the coast aflame is everywhere. Burn the Sea reveals the propaganda and the reality of the plans to protect Britain from invasion.

James Hayward's previous books include The Bodies on the Beach,Double Agent Snow, Hitler’s Spy, Myths and Legends of the First World War, andMyths and Legends of the Second World War. As a historian he has collaborated with organizations including the BBC, ITV, Channel 4, the Imperial War Museum, and the National Army Museum. As a solicitor he worked on the Bloody Sunday inquiry, a role which cemented a long-standing interest in investigative research.