New book tells the story of Winston Churchill’s darkest hour
Winston Churchill became Prime Minister of Great Britain on May 10, 1940. On the same day, Germany invaded Belgium, France, ...
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World War Two - Dunkirk Evacuation
The inventions and discoveries that transformed our world.. and the ones that didn't ...
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Voices of Dunkirk
He was still a probationary when the war started and was posted to HMS Grenade ... After Norway, his ship received orders to proceed to a 'place called Dunkirk'. Everybody thought this was in ...
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The 99-year-old veteran of the 'forgotten Dunkirk'
Donald, who is now 99, was part of the 51st Highland Division who were left in France when Dunkirk was evacuated, and ordered to fight on against Hitler's war machine in the face of overwhelming odds.
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World War II: Secrets From Above
As we fly above the infamous battle sites of D-Day and Dunkirk, soar over hidden Nazi bunkers, and glide across lost battleships and sunken shipwrecks ...
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Campaign to restore Dunkirk tug to former glory
Volunteers are racing to secure funds to restore a World War Two tug used at Dunkirk back to its former glory. The Challenge played a heroic role in Operation Dynamo, which saw more than 338,000 ...
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The Road to Dunkirk: The British Expeditionary Force and the Battle of the Ypres-Comines Canal, 1940
London: Pen & Sword Frontline / Philadelphia: Casemate, 2014. Pp. xx, 252. Illus., maps, gloss., appends., notes, biblio., index. . $39.95. ISBN: 1848327331. Although ...