Dunkirk
the history behind the major motion picture
by Joshua Levine
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In 1940, at the French port of Dunkirk, more than 300,000 trapped Allied troops were dramatically rescued from destruction at the hands of Nazi Germany by an extraordinary seaborne evacuation. The true history of the soldiers, sailors, airmen and civilians involved in the nine-day skirmish has passed into legend. Now, the story Winston Churchill described as a 'miracle' is narrated by bestselling author Joshua Levine in its full, sweeping context, including new interviews with veterans and survivors. Told from the viewpoints of land, sea and air, Joshua Levine's Dunkirk is a dramatic account of a defeat that paved the way to ultimate victory and preserved liberty for generations to come.
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Campaigns, Dunkirk (Motion picture : 2017), Dunkirk, Battle of, Dunkerque, France, 1940, World War, 1939-1945, British Personal narratives, nyt:paperback-nonfiction=2017-07-23, New York Times bestseller, Dunkirk, battle of, dunkerque, france, 1940, World war, 1939-1945, personal narratives, britishPlaces
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Dunkirk: the history behind the major motion picture
2017, William Morrow Paperbacks
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006274030X 9780062740304
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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 Dunkirk. In the ultimate race against time, more than 300,000 Allied soldiers were daringly evacuated across the Channel. This moment of German aggression was used by Winston Churchill as a call to Franklin Roosevelt to enter the war. Now, historian Joshua Levine explores the real lives of those soldiers, bombed and strafed on the beaches for days on end, without food or ammunition; the civilians whose boats were overloaded; the airmen who risked their lives to buy their companions on the ground precious time; and those who did not escape.
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