{"product_id":"the-sands-of-dunkirk-paperback","title":"The Sands of Dunkirk - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRichard Collier\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart of the SECOND WORLD WAR VOICES series, with a new introduction by bestselling historian \u003ci\u003eJames Holland, \u003c\/i\u003e and in partnership with the podcast \u003ci\u003eWe Have Ways of Making You Talk, presented by comedian Al Murray and James Holland\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMay 1940: In the face of a lightning German advance, the British Army found themselves, stunned, broken, beaten, their backs truly against the wall on the sands of the north French coast.\u003cbr\u003eAnd yet it was on the beaches of Dunkirk that the seeds of a remarkable victory were sown. The evacuation of over three hundred thousand men in ships of all sizes was a logistical feat which has never been seen, before or since. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis vivid, visceral story takes you inside the making of a miracle: the story of eight frantic days, as the net tightened around the beleaguered troops, told from all sides, as the enemy draws closer and the bombardment intensifies, in the words of those who were there. It is impossible to get closer to experiencing this legendary action.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRichard Collier was a British historian, born in London in 1924. He was eighteen when he joined the Royal Air Force in 1942, and later travelled throughout the Far East as a war correspondent. He worked on numerous British and American magazines and wrote fifteen major works of military history. He died in 1996.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 7.4 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 18, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766139912480,"sku":"9781529176827","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/4b29e7286be31d0c68042fc8a5260622.webp?v=1780286455","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-sands-of-dunkirk-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}