Images Of War: The Real Story Of World War Ii - Dunkirk 10 May To 4 June 1940
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image; souvenir newspaper and campaign included
Few episodes in military history carry the weight of Dunkirk — a catastrophic retreat transformed, against all odds, into a symbol of national endurance. This edition of Images of War: The Real Story of World War II chronicles the dramatic evacuation of Allied forces from the beaches of northern France between 10 May and 4 June 1940, known as Operation Dynamo. Drawing on the vast photographic and documentary archives of the Imperial War Museum, the publication presents an unvarnished account of the nine days that brought over 330,000 soldiers safely back to England, weaving together eyewitness testimonies, front-line photography, and contemporary newspaper reports to reconstruct the chaos, courage, and controversy of the campaign. Published by Marshall Cavendish in association with the Imperial War Museum, Images of War is distinguished by its rigorous use of primary sources — rare photographs, campaign maps, and period press coverage — that place the reader directly inside the unfolding crisis. The accompanying original newspaper and campaign map supplements deepen the archival experience, offering a vivid sense of how the British Home Front received and processed the news in real time. Authoritative yet accessible, this is military history told with both scholarly precision and visceral immediacy — leaving the reader to wonder how close the outcome truly came to being otherwise.
Author: -
Format: Paperback
Genre: WW2
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image; souvenir newspaper and campaign included
Few episodes in military history carry the weight of Dunkirk — a catastrophic retreat transformed, against all odds, into a symbol of national endurance. This edition of Images of War: The Real Story of World War II chronicles the dramatic evacuation of Allied forces from the beaches of northern France between 10 May and 4 June 1940, known as Operation Dynamo. Drawing on the vast photographic and documentary archives of the Imperial War Museum, the publication presents an unvarnished account of the nine days that brought over 330,000 soldiers safely back to England, weaving together eyewitness testimonies, front-line photography, and contemporary newspaper reports to reconstruct the chaos, courage, and controversy of the campaign. Published by Marshall Cavendish in association with the Imperial War Museum, Images of War is distinguished by its rigorous use of primary sources — rare photographs, campaign maps, and period press coverage — that place the reader directly inside the unfolding crisis. The accompanying original newspaper and campaign map supplements deepen the archival experience, offering a vivid sense of how the British Home Front received and processed the news in real time. Authoritative yet accessible, this is military history told with both scholarly precision and visceral immediacy — leaving the reader to wonder how close the outcome truly came to being otherwise.