The Road To Dunkirk

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The Road To Dunkirk

The Road To Dunkirk written by Charles More and has been published by Frontline this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-11-04 with History categories.

"A detailed and fascinating account" of a little known WWII showdown in Belgium between the British Expeditionary Force and the German army ( Barnsley Chronicle). This is an important reassessment of a critical period in the British Expeditionary Force's fight against the German armies invading France in 1940. On May 25, Lord Gort, the British commander, took the decision to move 5th Division north in order to plug a growing gap in his army's eastern defenses. Over the next three days the division fought a little-known engagement, the Battle of the Ypres-Comines Canal, to hold the Germans at bay while the rest of the BEF retreated toward Dunkirk. The book describes the British Army of 1940 and outlines the early stages of the campaign before explaining the context of Gort's decision and why it was made. Then, using British and German sources, it shows how the British doggedly defended their line against heavy German attacks, and demonstrates that the Expeditionary Force was far more than the badly equipped and undertrained army many historians have represented it as. This fresh look at the campaign also casts new light on other aspects such as the impact of the Luftwaffe and the Dunkirk evacuation itself. "This book is important for all those interested in the fighting which proceeded the general retreat to and evacuation from Dunkirk. The author has trawled numerous archival sources, which are well cited in this elegantly produced book." — Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research

Massacre On The Road To Dunkirk

Massacre On The Road To Dunkirk written by Leslie Aitken and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1979 with Esquelbecq (France) categories.

The Road To Dunkirk

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On May 8, 1940, a speech by David Lloyd George validating Churchill's premonitions of war with Germany led to Chamberlain's defeat - and Churchill's succession to the role of prime minister. But, as you'll learn, within a month of taking office Churchill faced one of his most serious challenges at Dunkirk.

From Coalfield To Battlefield

From Coalfield To Battlefield written by Gavin Purdon and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990* with Coal trade categories.

Manual Of The Railroads Of The United States

Manual Of The Railroads Of The United States written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1876 with categories.

Manual Of The Railroads Of The United States

Manual Of The Railroads Of The United States written by Henry Varnum Poor and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1875 with Railroads categories.

Between The Ocean And The Lakes

Between The Ocean And The Lakes written by Edward Harold Mott and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1899 with New York (State) categories.

Ss Massacre On The Road To Dunkirk

Ss Massacre On The Road To Dunkirk written by Leslie Aitken and has been published by Pen & Sword Military this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-10-30 with categories.

The two most notorious massacres of British troops by the SS, at Le Paradis and at Wormhout, in northern France, took place within a day and forty kilometres of each other in May 1940.At Wormhout the main victims of the carnage were members of the 2nd Royal Warwickshire Regiment; up to eighty men were butchered in an old cowshed by members of II Battalion Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler. The murdered men were part of the outer perimeter of the BEF that provided protection for the evacuation beaches at Dunkirk, which was getting into full swing at the time of these dreadful events.Whereas the man primarily responsible for what happened at the ill-named le Paradis was brought to justice and executed in the immediate post war period, the same could not be said for Walter Mohnke, the man many have claimed to be behind what happened at the atrocity in the old barn near Wormhout. Besides the events in northern France, he was also accused of engaging in a massacre of Canadian and American soldiers in Normandy and the Ardennes towards the end of the war. In the final days of the Third Reich, Mohnke's loyalty was considered by Hitler to be of such depth that he was responsible for security in the Fuhrer's bunker in Berlin until the bitter end.Leslie Aitken wrote this book, originally published in 1977, to ensure the memory of those heroic men who died in such terrible circumstances; and the respect due to those who survived the ordeal in the old barn. Only afterwards did he discover that not only had Mohnke survived the war but that he was living a prosperous class life in north Germany and was a successful businessman. Renewed efforts were made to prosecute those involved but they came to nothing and Mohnke died in his bed at the age of ninety in 2001.This is a moving account of a shameful incident in a war with all too many incidents of gross inhumanity and barbarism. Researched over many years and making full use of eyewitness accounts of the men who survived, it is a worthy memorial to the men of 1940, additions to the stone memorial close to the site of the massacre and the more recent memorial park.There is a new short introduction to this edition by Nigel Cave.

The Street Railway Journal

The Street Railway Journal written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1900 with Electric railroads categories.

Manual Of The Railroads Of The United States By H V Poor Afterw Poor S Manual Of The Railroads Of The United States

Manual Of The Railroads Of The United States By H V Poor Afterw Poor S Manual Of The Railroads Of The United States written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1875 with categories.