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After the long winter of the Phoney War the invasion of the Low Countries and France by Hitler's rampaging armies threw the World into crisis. Chamberlain's Government fell, Churchill became Prime Minister. France was humiliated, the British Expeditionary Force was only saved by the miracle of Dunkirk but many men and huge amounts of equipment were lost to the Blitzkrieg. England trembled but the invasion never came. Philip Warner graphically recounts the momentous events of that terrible period thanks to his painstaking research and skilful writing. He demonstrates how the under trained and ill-equipped British forces gallantly but futilely resisted the German land and air onslaught. He emphasizes the understated contribution of the French. This book provides a fresh and invaluable explanation of the military and political events of that extraordinary campaign, which continued on after Dunkirk. AUTHOR: Philip Warner wrote a prolific number of works of classic military history many are in print with Pen and Sword Books, such as Horrocks, Auchinleck and The Battle of Loos. SELLING POINTS: . A superb account of the historic events of May and June 1940 . Written by a greatly respected historian . Serialisation possibilities ILLUSTRATIONS 8 pages of b/w photographs *

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""...provides a fresh and invaluable explanation of the military and political events of that extraordinary campaign...""-- ""Scale Military Modeller International""

...provides a fresh and invaluable explanation of the military and political events of that extraordinary campaign... --Scale Military Modeller International

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Philip Warner (1914-2000) enlisted in the Royal Corps of Signals after graduating from St Catherine's, Cambridge in 1939. He fought in Malaya and spent 1,100 days as 'a guest of the Emperor' in Changi and on the Railway of Death, an experience he never discussed. He was a legendary figure to generations of cadets during his thirty years as a Senior Lecturer at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst. Yet he will arguably be best remembered for his contribution of more than 2,000 obituaries of prominent army figures to The Daily Telegraph.

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