Author: Dildy, Douglas
Publisher: Osprey Pub Co
Year: 2010
ISBN: 9781846034572
Binding: Soft Cover
Book Condition: As New
Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Description:
New book, 96 pages, CAM219. The evacuation of the British Expeditionary Force from the beaches of Dunkirk in May and June 1940 has achieved a fabled status in British military history. The nine day struggle to decide the fate of the trapped British and French forces saw fierce battles across air, land and sea, as the advancing Germans fought to overrun the Allied armies before they could be evacuated from the French coast. In the face of ferrocious attack, the valiant efforts of the Royal Navy and civilian cruisers saved the expeditionary force from annihilation and preserved for Great Britain the means to carry on the fight against Hitler's Germany. This comprehensive account of Operation Dynamo is brought to life by archive photography, new maps, and original artwork.