A Forgotten Campaign: The British Armed Forces in France 1940 - from Dunkirk to the Armistice

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Paul Fantom

A Forgotten Campaign

The British Armed Forces in France 1940 - from Dunkirk to the Armistice

Paul Fantom

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English

Helion & Company
28 July 2021

20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000; Second World War; Land forces & warfare

An account of the British armed forces that continued to fight on in France in June 1940, after the Dunkirk evacuation, and until the armistice.

Conducted between 27 May and 4 June 1940, Operation Dynamo was the evacuation from Dunkirk of most of the British Expeditionary Force cut off and surrounded during Fall Gelb - phase one of Germany's invasion of France. Despite the impression that British forces had no further presence there until D-Day, this was not the case.

From 5 to 18 June 1940, during Fall Rot - phase two of the campaign, several British and Empire infantry and armoured formations and an RAF contingent fought on in France. Two further British and Empire divisions were despatched to be part of a 'Second BEF' but the blitzkrieg advance of the German panzers and mechanised infantry proved unstoppable. Operation Cycle was a further evacuation from Le Havre, though the attempted rescue of the 51st Highland Division from St Valery-en-Caux ended in its surrender. Nevertheless, a rear-guard campaign allowed remaining troops to be evacuated from several ports during Operation Aerial.

This book examines an important yet considerably under-appreciated aspect of British participation in the Battle of France. It describes the many desperate struggles against German forces that were overwhelmingly superior in numbers, equipment and flexibility and tactics on the battlefield, by improvised British formations, often of rear echelon and territorial troops. Usually short of arms and ammunition, equipment and organisation, they never lacked courage and determination. This story has been largely overlooked but it deserves to be told and for full acknowledgement to be given to the heroism and the sacrifices made by those who were there.

By: Paul Fantom
Imprint: Helion & Company
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 245mm, Width: 170mm,
ISBN: 9781914059018
ISBN 10: 1914059018
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 28 July 2021
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

Dr Paul Fantom was born in Wednesbury and educated at the University of Manchester, the Open University and the University of Birmingham, where he earned a PhD in Modern History in 2016. He works in local government and is an independent scholar currently engaged in a number of academic activities. Previously he has written about the home front during the First World War, including works concerned with munitions production, working-class patriotism and the 1916 Zeppelin raid on the Black Country. This is his first book.

Reviews for A Forgotten Campaign: The British Armed Forces in France 1940 - from Dunkirk to the Armistice

In this age of the ominous threats of terrorism and endless wars, Fantom reminds us of the heroic acts that make democratic and freedom-loving nations resilient. -- Campaigning: The Journal of the Joint Forces Staff College ...helps fill an important gap in the literature on the Fall of France, making this a very good read for anyone with an interest in the war in Europe. -- The NYMAS Review