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A vivid and comprehensive retelling of the pivotal rescue of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) during the very early stages of WW II. Gelb (The Berlin Wall, Less Than Glory) provides more than adequate background on why and how war came to Europe for the second time in just over 20 years. He also documents the blitzkrieg Nazi Germany unleashed against its Western neighbors on May 10, 1940. In less than three weeks, the author recounts, the Wehrmacht had brought France to its knees and trapped the BEF against the sea around Dunkirk. As Gelb makes clear, the ensuing evacuation (beginning May 26) that saved almost 225,000 British and roughly 140,000 French troops to fight another day was more a deliverance than a triumph. In addition to a day-by-day log of key events on the congested beaches and in a perilous English Channel during the ten-day exodus, the author furnishes intriguing perspectives on reactions in global capitals. Washington, to illustrate, drafted plans to send US troops to South America to prevent a German invasion. While London's invasion fears were appreciably more credible, Churchill's new coalition government was still able to mobilize a ragtag flotilla and suf

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Author

Gelb, Norman

Publisher

William Morrow & Co

Published

1989

Language

EN

ISBN

9780688077938

Category

history

Subjects

Fiction, History, Humanities

Rating

4.38 / 5 (17 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14