271 pages, [16] pages of plates : 25 cm

How close is the relationship of the Dunkirk spirit to the Dunkirk facts? Of course, there was during and immediately after the incredible operation which saved 340,000 Allied soldiers from death or capture

Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-259) and index

Blitzkrieg -- The reluctant Allies -- How France collapsed -- The sleeping partner wakes -- Into battle -- The fight at Arras -- The run for the coast -- The dynamo turns : 26 May -- The day of the firebombs : 27 May -- Cloud cover : 28 May -- The defences hold : 29 May -- The haul off the beaches : 30 May -- Arm in arm! : 31 May -- Unfinished business : 1 June -- Stops and starts : 2 June -- The bitter end : 3 June -- Surrender -- How the news was told -- The fight goes on

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