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With first-hand testimonies from those involved in Dunkirk and the Battle of Britain, Black Saturday on 7th September 1940 when the Luftwaffe began the Blitz, to its climax on the 10th May 1941, this work present the oral history of a period when Britain came closer to being overwhelmed by the enemy than at any other time in modern history.

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• Amazon Sales Rank: #35378 in Books
• Published on: 2007-10-04
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 7.75" h x 1.25" w x 5.00" l, .95 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 496 pages

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Review
"With the rawness and immediacy that only this kind of oral history can provide."
-"Sunday Times"

From the Publisher
The Blitz.
Part Three of a landmark oral history - narrated by Simon MacCorkindale

From the Back Cover
Joshua Levine has delved deep into the Imperial War Museum Sound Archive to unearth previously unpublished accounts of an extraordinary period of history – the Blitz and the Battle for Britain. We hear first-hand testimonies from the soldiers, airmen, fire-fighters, air raid wardens and civilians, people in the air and on the ground, giving us a thrilling account of Britain under siege.

DUNKIRK AND THE THREAT OF INVASION

On the day that Winston Churchill replaced Neville Chamberlain as Prime Minister, Germany invaded Holland and Belgium. Despite all the efforts of the Allied armies, Hitler’s powerful Panzer divisions smashed their way through to the French coast. For the retreating British Expeditionary Force, Dunkirk was the only practical point of departure, and on May 26th the order for total evacuation – Operation Dynamo – was given. Over succeeding days the ‘miracle’ of Dunkirk took place, and almost half a million troops were rescued from the beaches. Meanwhile in Britain belated preparations were going on for the expected invasion – the Battle for Britain had begun.