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It could have been the biggest military disaster suffered by the British in the Second World War, but against all odds the British army was successfully evacuated, and 'Dunkirk spirit' became synonymous with the strength of the British people in adversity. On the same day that Winston Churchill became Prime Minister, German troops invaded Holland, Luxembourg, and Belgium. The eightmonth period of calm that had existed since the declaration of war was over. But the defences constructed by the Allies in preparation failed to repel a German army with superior tactics.The British Expeditionary Force soon found themselves in an increasingly chaotic retreat. By the end of May 1940, over 400,000 Allied' 'troops were trapped in and around the port of Dunkirk without shelter or supplies. Hitler s army was just ten miles away. On May 26th, the British Admiralty launched Operation Dynamo. This
It could have been the biggest military disaster suffered by the British in the Second World War, but against all odds the British army was successfully evacuated, and 'Dunkirk spirit' became synonymous with the strength of the British people in adversity. On the same day that Winston Churchill
A brilliantly researched, lively and colourful portrait of how we behaved in Britain's cities during the darkest days of the
The true story of the 41,000 British soldiers who were left behind after the evacuation of Dunkirk, May
SURVIVOR STORIES FROM DUNKIRK, NOW THE SUBJECT OF A MAJOR FILM FROM CHRISTOPHER NOLANWhen Britain declared war against Germany in September 1939, thousands of young men sailed across the English Channel to fight for their
A wide-ranging, thought-provoking, and rule-bending selection of non-fiction from Joshua Cohen, 'a major American writer' (New York Times) - a powerful and fresh work of social criticism, examining the ways we can reclaim the power of attention in an age of constant
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A stunning debut novel by the author of The Tenth
A Circle of Five is a compilation of stories from five women of the Windrush generation. Transcribed from interviews recorded by H V Joshua, the book takes us through the memories, trials and tribulations of these women, charting their genesis in the Caribbean all the way to their new lives in the
For the first time the story of John Steinbeck's forgotten second wife unmentioned in standard editions of his classics such as The Grapes of Wrath. Their 1943 war time marriage ended when she divorced him in 1948. Smart, adventurous and in love, she at first matched Steinbeck's zest for 'on the
Duty Calls: Dunkirk by James Holland is a gripping true-to-life story about one of the most dramatic events of World War II. 'YOU WANTED TO SEE SOME ACTION - WELL YOU'RE GOING TO GET IT NOW. YOU'RE GOING TO GET IT NOW ALL RIGHT.' Friday 24th May, 1940 Private Johnny Hawke, aged sixteen, awakens to