As British soliders and noncombatants fled the Nazi overthrow of France, the horror was compounded by the sinking of the sturdy Cunard liner where they thought they had found sanctuary. Thousands died, and a well-intentioned and much beloved Prime Minister misled his people about the gravity of this particular aspect of the event. The pride that the British felt in the rescue of some troops from Dunkirk was a valuable commodity...
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In June 1940 Britain's war efforts against Germany were truly on the back foot and the Dunkirk evacuations were in full swing. Only by recovering our troops could we hope to regroup, rearm and then rejoin the fight. Off Normandy, an armada of small boats did an amazing job of work ferrying as many troops as possible safely home to England. Further away, off St. Nazaire a few large ships were also working to that same common...
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An excellent and fast moving account if you want an informative read on a little known event in British WW2 history. The loss of the Lancastria, the straffing of defenceless people and the stories of the survivors in this nightmare sinking highlights war at it worst and amply illustrates how everything can change in the blink of an eye.
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A well researched account of this unfortunately little known incident. Much of it heart-wrenching. One slight problem - to follow what happened to a particular person entails a bit of page-turning, back and forth, to follow an individual's story..
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