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Murland, a writer and battlefield guide who served with the Parachute Regiment of the British Army, relates the story of the retreat of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) from the River Dyle to the channel coast of France from where Operation Dynamo began during the France and Flanders Campaign in May 1940 during World War II. A quarter of a million men of the BEF were evacuated from the coast of France over nine days. The author concentrates on the tactical aspects of British rearguard units during their withdrawal to Dunkirk, as well as what led up to it --ProtoView There is a place for detailed narratives such as this that do not feel the need to steer the reader too much. An essential purchase.--Society of Friends of the National Army Museum

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Jerry Murland has written twelve books for Pen and Sword and this is his third in the Retreat and Rearguard series. After following a successful career as a teacher he has devoted his time to researching and writing on the two world wars. His books include Retreat and Rearguard 1914, Battle on the Aisne 1914, Aristocrats Go to War, Retreat and Rearguard: Somme 1918 and Retreat and Rearguard: Dunkirk 1940.He has also co-authored the Battle Lines series of guidebooks with Jon Cooksey and is currently writing the Battleground Europe guide to Cassel and Hazebrouck.

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