Evacuation began on the 29th of May by the Royal Navy and civilian fishing and lifeboats pressed into service known as ...

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Unique and historically significant films shot 75 years ago, during the evacuation of Allied forces from Dunkirk in 1940, have been discovered at The University of Manchester Library. The reels of ...

Unique and historically significant films shot 75 years ago, during the evacuation of Allied forces from Dunkirk in 1940, have been discovered at The University of Manchester Library. The videos can ...

Listen to eight survivors of the Dunkirk evacuation recount their stories in this audio gallery. In early May 1940, during the first year of World War Two, the British Expeditionary Force (BEF ...

The wreckage of one the "little ships" that took part in the evacuation of troops from Dunkirk during World War Two has been removed from a river. The Compass Rose was one of about 850 boats that ...

In June 1940, in the days after the successful mass evacuation at Dunkirk, more than 10,000 men fought a desperate last stand in a small French seaside town. Among them was teenage soldier Donald ...

Whether you're in the mood for an Oscar-winning history lesson, a cosy night out to celebrate sisterhood with your besties, a ...

Plans for a 'Dunkirk-style' evacuation of up to 16,000 UK nationals from Lebanon are being stepped up. The evacuation, codenamed Operation Meteoric, would be led by the Royal Navy and the Royal ...

Following the invasion of France in May 1940, the British Expeditionary Force and parts of the French Army had retreated to Dunkirk and awaited evacuation, while German forces had been closing in ...

Veterans of World War II describe their experiences of the retreat to Dunkirk in 1940 and the evacuation On 10 May the German Army invaded Holland and Belgium The Blitzkrieg had begun an entirely ...