Forgotten Voices of Dunkirk

Joshua Levine

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Ebury Press
15 June 2011

European history; 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000; Second World War; War & defence operations

The powerful history of the evacuation of Dunkirk in the words of those who were there.

The subject of the new major film by Christopher Nolan

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, Nazi troops invaded Holland, Luxembourg and Belgium. The eight-month 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 26 May, the British Admiralty launched Operation Dynamo. This famous rescue mission sent every available vessel - from navy destroyers and troopships to pleasure cruisers and fishing boats - over the Channel to Dunkirk. Of the 850 'Little Ships' that sailed to Dunkirk, 235 were sunk by German aircraft or mines, but over this nine day period 338,000 British and French troops were safely evacuated.

Drawing on the wealth of material from the Imperial War Museum Sound Archive, Forgotten Voices of Dunkirk presents in the words of both rescued and rescuers in an intimate and dramatic account of what Winston Churchill described as a 'miracle of deliverance'.

By: Joshua Levine
Imprint: Ebury Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 126mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 218g
ISBN: 9780091932213
ISBN 10: 0091932211
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 15 June 2011
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Joshua Levine is the author of Forgotten Voices of the Blitz and the Battle for Britain (41,000 in two editions), Forgotten Voices of the Somme (20,500 in hardback) and On a Wing and a Prayer. He has also had plays performed on the London stage and on Radio 4, as well as scripting a television documentary about 18th century London for BBC2.

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This book, magnificently edited by Joshua Levine, is a great tribute to the extraordinary spirit of an army shattered in battle but determined not to surrender -- Peter Snow, from the introduction Dramatic, detailed, intimate and immediate * Saga magazine *

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