Dunkirk
The 'absurd epic' of Dunkirk - told here through fresh interviews with veterans, plus unseen letters and archival material - is the story of how an old-fashioned island was brutally forced into the modernity of World War Two.
"As long as the English tongue survives, the word 'Dunkirk' will be spoken with reverence.
The 'absurd epic' of Dunkirk - told here through fresh interviews with veterans, plus unseen letters and archival material - is the story of how an old - fashioned island was brutally forced into the modernity of World War Two.
Linking the imperatives of high politics and strategy, Gelb tells about the greatest escape story in history. His is the first book to combine the day-to-day drama on the beaches...
This book will walk through every aspect of that event in 1940, which is documented as the longest evacuation in history. Come with me as we walk through history to find the true story of the evacuation of dunkirk.
We have forgotten the blood, thirst and desperation, and the extraordinary feat of organisation. This day-by-day account puts the story back in context.