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THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER THE EPIC TRUE STORY OF DUNKIRK - NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE, WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY CHRISTOPHER NOLAN, AND STARRING KENNETH BRANAGH, TOM HARDY, AND MARK RYLANCE. In 1940, at the French port of Dunkirk, more than 300,000 trapped Allied troops were dramatically rescued from destruction at the hands of Nazi Germany by an extraordinary seaborne evacuation. The true history of the soldiers, sailors, airmen and civilians involved in the nine-day skirmish has passed into legend. Now, the story Winston Churchill described as a 'miracle' is narrated by bestselling author Joshua Levine in its full, sweeping context, including new interviews with veterans and survivors. Told from the viewpoints of land, sea and air, Joshua Levine’s Dunkirk is a dramatic account of a defeat that paved the way to ultimate victory and preserved liberty for generations to come.

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Praise for Joshua Levine: 'Fascinating' Sunday Times 'A first-class portrait of that traumatic and tragic time, conveyed largely through the worlds of those who experienced it' Sunday Telegraph

Praise for Joshua Levine: 'Joshua Levine has a natural gift for narrative description' Daily Express 'Fascinating and thoroughly entertaining' Observer 'A first-class portrait of a traumatic and tragic time' Sunday Telegraph

Praise for Joshua Levine: `Joshua Levine has a natural gift for narrative description' Daily Express `Fascinating and thoroughly entertaining' Observer 'A first-class portrait of a traumatic and tragic time' Sunday Telegraph

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Joshua Levine is the author of Forgotten Voices of the Blitz and the Battle for Britain and Forgotten Voices of the Somme. He is also a playwright and writer for television, and was the researcher for Max Arthur on three of the Forgotten Voices series.His first book for Collins, On a Wing and a Prayer, was the story of the pioneering aviation heroes of the First World War.

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