Walter Lord's account of the Dunkirk campaign draws upon interviews with hundreds of survivors. The Dunkirk evacuation of 1940 was not only a military operation on land but a sea rescue by an improvis
The true story of the World War II evacuation portrayed in the Christopher Nolan film Dunkirk, by the #1 New York Times–bestselling author of Day of Infamy. In May 1940, the remnants of the Fren
The true story of the World War II evacuation portrayed in the Christopher Nolan film Dunkirk, by the #1 New York Times–bestselling author of Day of Infamy. In May 1940, the remnants of the French and
*Includes pictures*Includes accounts of the fighting and evacuations written by soldiers on both sides*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents“The
Dunkirk has gone into British history as a myth, with its patient queuing on the beaches, its ferry boats and stew in cocktail glasses. We have forgotten the blood, thirst and desperation, and the ext
The fact that the British Expeditionary Force was evacuated from Dunkirk in May-June 1940 has achieved the status of a legend. Whilst the part played by the ‘Little Ships’ in that ‘miracle’ is equally
