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Dunkirk: The Complete Story of the First Step in the Defeat of Hitler
At dawn on May 10, 1940, the armies of Nazi Germany attacked Western Europe.
In less than three weeks, Hitler achieved the most extraordinary military triumph of modern times: Holland, Luxembourg, and Belgium had been overrun; the French army was about to collapse; and the entire British Expeditionary Force, which had been sent across the Channel to help stop the Germans, was trapped against the sea at Dunkirk.
Unless they could be rescued, Britain would be left without an army.
‘Dunkirk’ is the first book to present an overview of those awful days and show the effect the battle on the beaches was having on the rest of the world.
It is also the day-by-day story of a great escape, of the transformation of a massive defeat into what would ultimately prove a disaster for Germany.
“Norman Gelb demonstrates in Dunkirk how productive it is to focus on an individual operation or battle … Dunkirk is both a good adventure read and an instructive case study yielding modern lessons.â€
— JOHN LEHMAN, Former Secretary of the Navy, The Wall Street Journal
“Norman Gelb finds fresh angles … Dunkirk stands as an exemplar of the perils of vacillation and the possibilities of action.â€
— The New York Times Book Review
“Mr. Gelb has excavated beneath surface events, delved into political and psychological factors, and produced an intelligent, fast-moving narrative.â€
—PROFESSOR ARNOLD AGES, Baltimore Sun
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“Vivid and comprehensive … Absorbing … Sets a high standard for other reconstructionsâ€
— Kirkus Reviews
NORMAN GELB was born in New York and is the author of seven highly acclaimed books, including The Berlin Wall, Scramble: A Narrative History of the Battle of Britain, and Less Than Glory. He was, for many years, correspondent for the Mutual Broadcasting System, first in Berlin and then in London. He is currently the London correspondent for New Leader magazine.
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