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World War II Plans That Never Happened 1939-45
World War II Plans That Never Happened 1939-45
Author: Michael Kerrigan
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World War II Plans That Never Happened: 1939–45 examines the hidden architecture of wartime imagination by cataloguing aborted campaigns, contingency schemes and secret offensives that never moved beyond the drawing board. Michael Kerrigan surveys unrealized operations across multiple theaters — from Nazi designs on the Vatican (including a plotted capture of the Pope) and IRA plans concerning Northern Ireland to British contingency concepts for action against the Soviet Union after Hitler’s fall — offering history enthusiasts a compact, provocative "what-if" panorama that illuminates the strategic priorities, fears and political calculations that shaped Allied and Axis planning during 1939–45.
Published in paperback by Amber Books (London, 2011), 192 pages (ISBN 9781907446764), the volume is presented in the publisher’s illustrated reference format and functions as a concise survey and reference guide; it includes bibliographical references (pp. 188–189) and an index for further research. Compiled by Michael Kerrigan, the book is useful for readers interested in military planning, grand strategy and documented but unexecuted operations of the Second World War.
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Title / Author / Publication
World War II Plans That Never Happened: 1939–45
Author: Michael Kerrigan
Publisher: Amber Books, London
Publication year: 2011
Length: 192 pages
Non-fiction
Type of Book
Historical study
Military history
Campaigns and operations overview
Strategy and military planning history
Reference-style survey of operations
Core Subject / Focus
Unrealized military operations of World War II
Aborted operations and cancelled campaigns
Contingency plans and hypothetical offensives
Secret operations that remained on the drawing board
20th-century military planning
Strategic planning and grand strategy in WWII
Theaters of War Covered
European theater
Home Front / internal security (e.g. IRA plan against Northern Ireland)
Vatican / Italian theater context (Nazi scheme to capture the Pope)
Operations / Plot Examples (as explicitly mentioned)
Nazi scheme to capture the Pope
IRA plan to invade Northern Ireland
British plan to attack the Soviet Union after the defeat of Hitler
Nations and Actors Involved
Germany (Nazi plans)
United Kingdom / Britain
Soviet Union
Ireland (IRA)
Northern Ireland
Axis powers (context)
Allied powers (context)
Vatican / Papacy
Leadership / Historical Figures (as indicated)
Adolf Hitler (context of British plan to attack Soviet Union after his defeat)
The Pope (target of Nazi capture scheme; Papacy as institution)
Themes and Topics
World War II campaigns
Military planning and contingency planning
Grand strategy
Intelligence and covert operations planning (implied by “most secret” operations)
Unexecuted operations and “what-if” scenarios (historically documented plans)
Political and religious targets in wartime planning (Pope, Vatican)
Insurgent and paramilitary planning (IRA)
Post–Hitler power balance planning (British plan against Soviet Union)
Visual / Illustrative Content
Illustrated reference work (publisher’s typical format)
Contains bibliographical references (pp. 188–189)
Contains index
Classification / Subject Headings
World War, 1939–1945 — Campaigns
Military planning — History — 20th century
Strategy
World War II — Operational plans
World War II — Military strategy
World War II — Unexecuted operations
Cataloging Keywords and Tags (for search)
World War II
Second World War
WWII campaigns
unrealized operations
aborted operations
cancelled operations
hypothetical campaigns
secret military plans
wartime contingency plans
Nazi operations planning
British strategic planning
IRA military plans
invasion of Northern Ireland (planned)
capture of the Pope (planned Nazi operation)
attack on the Soviet Union after Hitler’s defeat (British plan)
military strategy — 20th century
operational planning — World War II
grand strategy — World War II
Book Condition: Like New
Book Condition: Like New
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