The Dunkirk Evacuation in 100 Objects

The Dunkirk Evacuation in 100 Objects
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Publisher : Frontline Books
Total Pages : 242
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ISBN-10 : 1526709902
ISBN-13 : 9781526709905
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Download or read book The Dunkirk Evacuation in 100 Objects written by Martin Mace and published by Frontline Books. This book was released on 2017-09-30 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At 18.57 hours on Sunday, 26 May 1940, the Admiralty issued the directive which instigated the start of Operation Dynamo. This was the order to rescue the British Expeditionary Force from the French port of Dunkirk and the beaches surrounding it. The Admiralty believed that it would only be able to rescue 45,000 men over the course of the following two days. Between 26 May and 4 June 1940, however, when Dynamo officially ended, an armada of ships, big and small, naval and civilian achieved what had been considered impossible. In fact, in this period a total of 338,682 men had been disembarked at British ports. Such a figure has exceeded the expectations of most. Little wonder, therefore, that an editorial in The New York Times at the beginning of June declared, So long as the English tongue survives, the word Dunkirk will be spoken with reverence. Through 100 objects, from the wreck of a ship through to a dug-up rifle, and individual photographs to large memorials, all of which represent a moving snapshot of the past, the author sets out to tell the story of what came to be known as The Miracle of Dunkirk. The full-colour photographs of each 100 items are accompanied by detailed explanations of the object and the people and events which make them so special or relevant.


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