Record Number |
779773 |
ISBN |
9780552162340 (paperback) |
Author |
Rossiter, Mike author. |
Title |
I fought at Dunkirk / Mike Rossiter. |
Publisher/Date |
London, U.K. : Corgi Books, 2017. |
©2012 |
Pagination etc. |
xii, 305 pages, 16 unnumbered pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 20 cm. |
Contents note |
Cover subtitle: Seven veterans remember their fight for survival. |
Bibliography, etc. note |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Summary Note |
Mike Rossiter tells the stories of seven veterans who went through a hellish baptism of fire in the first battles on the front line, and fought in the last-ditch defence of Dunkirk. They saw their comrades bombed and drowned off the beaches. Their accounts give us a fascinating and privileged insight into the reality of the war and what it was really like to face the German Blitzkrieg in 1940. They take us from the confident, idyllic days of the phoney war in the French countryside to the sudden shock of battle, from the fear and confusion of retreat to the wait for an uncertain rescue. These are the compelling stories of seven men who are proud to say I Fought at Dunkirk. |
Subject |
Dunkirk, Battle of, Dunkerque, France, 1940 |
World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, British |
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- France |
Personal narratives. |
Shelf Location |
940.54214 ROSS |