TIME-LIFE World War II: Dunkirk: One Rescue. Nine Days. 340,000 Lives Saved. by The Editors of TIME-LIFE

Author:The Editors of TIME-LIFE [TIME-LIFE, The Editors of]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
ISBN: 9781683301271
Publisher: TIME-LIFE
Published: 2017-07-21T04:00:00+00:00

TOUGH GOING British troops were optimistic before the battle began.

Shrinking Perimeter

The Allied forces retreated into tighter and tighter defensive pockets around Dunkirk. Each darker shade of green indicates a shrinking of the pocket from the largest perimeter on May 21 to a smaller one on May 26 to the smallest on May 28.

MAN IN CHARGE Lord John Gort recognized the need to evacuate, but failed to coordinate a unified response with the French.

BRIDGE WORK Sappers like the unidentified soldier at right built bridges as well as setting off explosives that could destroy them. The term "sapper" comes from the French saper, meaning to dig under a wall or building to cause its collapse.

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