Julian Thompson

Dunkirk (eBook, ePUB)

Retreat to Victory

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

A masterly work of military history, Dunkirk: Retreat to Victory is also a tribute to the soldiers whose courage and self belief sustained them through their darkest hours.

The evacuation of British forces from Dunkirk is one of the pivotal moments in the Second World War - an astonishing endeavour that snatched victory from the jaws of defeat. Sent to help the Belgians and French hold back the German army, the small British Expeditionary Force was ill-equipped and under-trained. When Hitler attacked on 10 May 1940 and the French and Belgian armies collapsed in the face of Germany's swift and brutal advance, the British soldiers found themselves in mortal danger.

In Dunkirk: Retreat to Victory, Major General Julian Thompson recreates the action as the British fought hard for three desperate weeks, conducting a successful fighting withdrawal in the face of a formidable foe. He describes the individual acts of bravery and sacrifice and analyses the decisions of the commanders who made the choice to evacuate. He also takes us to Dunkirk harbour and onto the beaches, where the British army was trapped and under attack, while the Royal Navy and the 'little ships' raced against time to rescue them.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Pan Macmillan
• Seitenzahl: 400
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Mai 2009
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780330508452
• Artikelnr.: 39886695

Autorenporträt

After a distinguished career in the Royal Marines, General Julian Thompson is now visiting professor in the Dept of War Studies, Kings College. He is the author of several works of military history.