Overview

The gallant rearguard action which led to the capture of the 51st Highland Division at St Valery-en-Caux has never been given the recognition it deserves. St Valery: the impossible odds is a collection of first-hand accounts that re-examine that fateful chain of events in 1940 and re-assess some of the myths that have grown up in the intervening years. Also, traditional Gaelic bards, Angus Campbell from Lewis and Donal John MacDonald from South Uist, give a poet's perspective on the experience.

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'Bill Innes's work and the stories his protagonists have to tell are remarkable, both in their content and in their sheer quality of writing.' - Nairn Telegraph

'A wonderful memorial to those who did not return' -- Saul David * BBC History Magazine * 'Bill Innes's work and the stories his protagonists have to tell are remarkable, both in their content and in their sheer quality of writing' * Nairn Telegraph *

'Bill Innes's work and the stories his protagonists have to tell are remarkable, both in their content and in their sheer quality of writing.' - Nairn Telegraph

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Bill Innes was born in Kinlochleven, brought up on Uist and studied at Glasgow University. He was an airline pilot for forty years before becoming a well-known presenter and reporter on Gaelic radio and TV. He edited the much acclaimed edition of Donald John MacDonald’s poetry Chì Mi, which won the 1999 An Comunn Gaidhealach Mod Award for best book.

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