The Sands of Dunkirk

Richard Collier

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Transworld
16 August 2022

History; European history; Second World War

Series: Second World War Voices

The second book in the Second World War Voices series. The most authentic account of the miracle that was Dunkirk, the most successful evacuation in history, told in the words of the men and women who were there, on both sides of the conflict

Part of the SECOND WORLD WAR VOICES series in partnership with the podcast We Have Ways of Making You Talk, presented by comedian Al Murray and bestselling historian James Holland.

With a new introduction by James Holland

May 1940- In the face of a lightning German advance, the British Army found themselves, stunned, broken, beaten, their backs truly against the wall on the sands of the north French coast.

And yet it was on the beaches of Dunkirk that the seeds of a remarkable victory were sown. The evacuation of over three hundred thousand men in ships of all sizes was a logistical feat which has never been seen, before or since.

This vivid, visceral story takes you inside the making of a miracle- the story of eight frantic days, as the net tightened around the beleaguered troops, told from all sides, as the enemy draws closer and the bombardment intensifies, in the words of those who were there. It is impossible to get closer to experiencing this legendary action.

By: Richard Collier
Imprint: Transworld
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 127mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 220g
ISBN: 9781529176827
ISBN 10: 1529176824
Series: Second World War Voices
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 16 August 2022
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Richard Collier was a British historian, born in London in 1924. He was eighteen when he joined the Royal Air Force in 1942, and later travelled throughout the Far East as a war correspondent. He worked on numerous British and American magazines and wrote fifteen major works of military history. He died in 1996.