DUNKIRK: The Epic Story

The epic story of history's most extraordinary evacuation, and one of the most famous episodes of the Second World War, this book is about the miracle on the beaches that saved a nation. In May 1940, British and Allied troops on mainland Europe were in a perilous situation - cut off and surrounded, they faced complete annihilation. It would be a devastating blow, handing Europe to the Nazis. But over a few frantic days the greatest evacuation in history managed to salvage hope, saving the army and hundreds of thousands of soldiers' lives. It was a pivotal and defining moment in the war, one Winston Churchill described as a 'miracle' in his 'We shall fight them on the beaches' speech. Best selling author John Harris describes in vivid detail how the evacuation developed on a day-by-day basis and destroys more than one myth associated with Dunkirk. Packed with authentic atmospheric and first-hand recollections, the desperate lifting of the weary British Expeditionary Force is seen in its tragic but spirited entirety, an epic of courage and confusion without parallel. First published in 1980 and here is facsimile reprint with quite large print. 267pp, paperback.