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Witness the poignant landscapes of Dunkirk from above with this drone footage, capturing the historic beaches and harbor where the dramatic World War II evacuation unfolded. French far-right ...
Unique and historically significant films shot 75 years ago, during the evacuation of Allied forces from Dunkirk in 1940 ... manuscripts, archives, maps and visual materials housed in the Library.
Grehan, who has written extensively on British military history, and was an editor of The BEF in France 1939-1940: Manning the Front through to the Dunkirk Evacuation (2014), gives us a very detailed ...
During the dramatic Dunkirk evacuation, the skies became a deadly battleground between Britain’s agile Spitfires and Germany’s fearsome Bf 109s. These legendary dogfights were not just about ...
A new short film tells the story of Poole’s vital role in the miracle of the Dunkirk evacuation 85 years ago. The 30-minute documentary, narrated and produced by former Daily Echo editor Andy ...
Listen to eight survivors of the Dunkirk evacuation recount their stories in this audio gallery. In early May 1940, during the first year of World War Two, the British Expeditionary Force (BEF ...
SEVERAL historic 'little ships of Dunkirk' built on the Isle of Wight will return to France for the 85th anniversary of the Second World War evacuation next month. More than 70 small craft, used in ...
This letter from Pickfords Limited was sent to Captain Ashley Brown, Master of the Chamois, thanking him for his part in the evacuation of Allied Forces from Dunkirk in June 1940. Most of the ...
A new exhibition is set to shed light on Poole's role in the Dunkirk evacuation. The exhibition, titled 'Poole at Dunkirk 1940', is organised by the Poole Maritime Trust and will be displayed at ...