Tigers at Dunkirk
Author | : Matthew Richardson |
Publisher | : Casemate Publishers |
Total Pages | : 207 |
Release | : 2010-01-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781848842106 |
ISBN-13 | : 1848842104 |
Rating | : 4/5 (06 Downloads) |
Download or read book Tigers at Dunkirk written by Matthew Richardson and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In this compelling new study of the disastrous 1940 campaign in France and Flanders, Matthew Richardson reconstructs in vivid detail the British Army's defeat as it was experienced by the soldiers of a single battalion, the 2nd/5th Leicesters. These men typified the ill-equipped, under-trained British battalions that faced the Blitzkrieg and the might of Hitler's legions. They were thrown into a series of desperate, one-sided engagements that resulted in a humiliating retreat, then evacuation from Dunkirk. This is their story"--Publisher's description.