The Nine Days Of Dunkirk
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: First ed.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Previous owner,Fair - Rubbed edges and bumping on spine and corners
In the spring of 1940, the fate of Western Europe hung by a thread as over 330,000 Allied soldiers became trapped on the beaches of northern France — and The Nine Days of Dunkirk chronicles one of the most audacious rescues in the history of modern warfare. David Divine, himself a veteran of the evacuation, presents a gripping, first-hand account of Operation Dynamo, the desperate nine-day mission that saw a ragtag armada of naval vessels, merchant ships, and civilian little ships brave relentless German bombardment to snatch an army from the jaws of annihilation. Drawing on meticulous research, personal testimony, and his own direct experience, Divine reconstructs the chaos, courage, and extraordinary human endurance that defined those critical days in May and June of 1940. His authoritative yet vivid prose captures both the grand strategic picture and the intimate, terrifying reality faced by soldiers waist-deep in the surf and sailors navigating burning waters. A seminal work of Second World War history, this account stands as a definitive testament to the miracle of Dunkirk — and leaves the reader asking how close to catastrophe the Allied cause truly came.
Author: David Divine
Format: Hardback
Published: 1959, Faber and Faber
Genre: WW2
Edition: First ed.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Previous owner,Fair - Rubbed edges and bumping on spine and corners
In the spring of 1940, the fate of Western Europe hung by a thread as over 330,000 Allied soldiers became trapped on the beaches of northern France — and The Nine Days of Dunkirk chronicles one of the most audacious rescues in the history of modern warfare. David Divine, himself a veteran of the evacuation, presents a gripping, first-hand account of Operation Dynamo, the desperate nine-day mission that saw a ragtag armada of naval vessels, merchant ships, and civilian little ships brave relentless German bombardment to snatch an army from the jaws of annihilation. Drawing on meticulous research, personal testimony, and his own direct experience, Divine reconstructs the chaos, courage, and extraordinary human endurance that defined those critical days in May and June of 1940. His authoritative yet vivid prose captures both the grand strategic picture and the intimate, terrifying reality faced by soldiers waist-deep in the surf and sailors navigating burning waters. A seminal work of Second World War history, this account stands as a definitive testament to the miracle of Dunkirk — and leaves the reader asking how close to catastrophe the Allied cause truly came.