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Dunkirk Dunkirk Robert Jackson By late May 1940 the German Army had raced across Northern France cutting the Allied armies in two. The British Expeditionary Force ,and thousands of French and Belgian soldiers, found themselves squ… OL1843280W
Alone Alone Michael Korda "Combining epic history with rich family stories, Michael Korda chronicles the outbreak of World War II and the great events that led to Dunkirk. In an absorbing work peopled with world leaders, gene… OL19712860W
Dunkirk Dunkirk Joshua Levine The Battle of Dunkirk, in May/June 1940, is remembered as a stunning defeat, yet a major victory as well. The Nazis had beaten back the Allies and pushed them across France to the northern port of Du… OL19717462W
Dunkirk Dunkirk Julian Thompson 1 volume : 20 cm OL20713741W
Dunkirk Dunkirk Gen. Julian Thompson The rescue of 338,000 British troops from the beaches at Dunkirk is one of the most emotive subjects of the Second World War - a defeat that was turned into a victory in a uniquely British way. In Ma… OL20913394W
Air battle Dunkirk, 26 May-3 June 1940 Air battle Dunkirk, 26 May-3 June 1940 Norman L. R. Franks 192 , [16] p. of plates : 24 cm OL2250006W
Finest hour Finest hour Tim Clayton,Phil Craig Sixty years ago, Europe lay at the feet of Adolf Hitler. Standing between Hitler and world domination was the just-appointed Prime Minister Winston Churchill and a few hundred pilots in the Royal Air… OL3343217W
Dunkirk Dunkirk Norman Gelb 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 ad… OL3950877W
The snow goose The snow goose Paul Gallico Against the backdrop of World War II, friendship develops between a lonely crippled painter and a village girl, when together they minister to an injured snow goose. OL4134125W
Dunkirk, the Necessary Myth Dunkirk, the Necessary Myth Nicholas Harman If Dunkirk was not all that the government said, Harman concludes, the lift that it gave the British spirit was incalculable: ""It matters not how many lies were told to sustain it."" By the same tok… OL4889453W
Dunkirk Dunkirk Hugh Sebag-Montefiore The rescue in May 1940 of British soldiers fleeing capture and defeat by the Nazis at Dunkirk was not just about what happened at sea and on the beaches. The evacuation would never have succeeded had… OL8255989W