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PUBLISHER: Birlinn General

FORMAT: Paperback

ISBN: 9781841580784

RRP: £9.99

PAGES: 256

PUBLICATION DATE:
September 1, 2000

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Pillar of Fire: Dunkirk, 1940

Ronald Atkin

The German advance of 1940 and the miraculous rescue of the British Expeditionary Force from the Dunkirk beaches has been described in several famous books but this dramatic first-hand account has not been readily available in the United States. In addition to unforgettable accounts of day-to-day actions, the author offers perceptive observations on the inefficiency and unpreparedness of the British authorities in the face of German aggression.

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