Dunkirk and the Little Ships

Philip Weir

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Shire Publications
15 September 2020

British & Irish history; Social & cultural history; Second World War; Battles & campaigns; Military & naval ships

Series: Shire Library

During 1940 the German army swept with devastating speed across the Low Countries and into northern France and drove Allied forces back into a small pocket around Dunkirk. Without a swift withdrawal across the English Channel, the latter faced certain death or capture. The evacuation plan – Operation Dynamo – initially calculated that 45,000 men might be rescued, but between 26 May and 4 June 338,226 men were in fact brought back to England. Naval historian Philip Weir shows how this was made possible by a vast armada of disparate vessels including destroyers, minesweepers, fishing vessels and, most famously of all, the privately owned ‘Little Ships’. He explores the vessels’ various roles within the evacuation, and their subsequent fates, including preservation and participation in commemorative return runs to the port, which now take place every five years.

By: Philip Weir
Imprint: Shire Publications
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Volume: 867
Dimensions: Height: 210mm, Width: 149mm,
Weight: 252g
ISBN: 9781784423759
ISBN 10: 1784423750
Series: Shire Library
Pages: 112
Publication Date: 15 September 2020
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

The Fall of France The Evacuation The Ships Other Evacuations and the Big Ships The Five-yearly Commemorative Returns Places to Visit Index

Phil Weir is a historian specialising in the Royal Navy in the first half of the twentieth century. In his PhD from the University of Exeter in 2007, he examined the development of British naval aviation between the wars, and has written for the Navy Records Society, History Today and Time. He has also contributed to both television and radio programmes, most recently appearing on the BBC’s ‘Who Do You Think You Are?’ He lives in Exeter, UK.

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Dunkirk and the Little Ships

Philip Weir

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