Warships at Dunkirk 1940
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Product details:
- Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)
- Date of Publication 21 May 2026
- ISBN 9781472872555
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages48 pages
- Size 248x184 mm
- Weight 454 g
- Language English
- Illustrations Illustrated throughout with 40 photos and 8 pages of colour illustrations 700
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Short description:
Illustrated throughout, this uncovers the hundreds of British and French warships in theDunkirk evacuation, whose actions have been overshadowed by the fame of the 'Little Ships'.
MoreLong description:
Illustrated throughout, this uncovers the hundreds of British and French warships in the Dunkirk evacuation, whose actions have been overshadowed by the fame of the 'Little Ships'.
In this book, naval historian Angus Konstam examines the backbone of the Dunkirk evacuation fleet: the warships of the Royal Navy and French Navy that were ordered into action to rescue the British Expeditionary Force. Nearly 50 destroyers, an anti-aircraft cruiser, and more than 200 MTBs, minesweepers, trawlers, and other small warships were involved, as many as could be spared without recklessly endangering naval strength. He highlights the lack of decent anti-aircraft defences available to the Allies in 1940, and shows how improvised weaponry were used to help fend off the Stukas. Dunkirk was the first naval operation of World War II to be carried out under sustained air attack, and nearly a fifth of the destroyers and a quarter of the smaller vessels were sunk, with more badly damaged.
Illustrated with archive photos, profiles illustrating the range of both British and French warships involved, and dramatic original artwork, this studies the naval side of the greatest evacuation of World War II.
Table of Contents:
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND
Operation Dynamo
A fast-moving situation
Boulogne and Calais
The evacuation plan
Sunday 26 May-Monday 27 May
Tuesday 28 May-Wednesday 29 May
Thursday 30 May-Friday 31 May
Saturday 1 June-Sunday 2 June
THE BRITISH CONTINGENT
THE FRENCH CONTINGENT
WARSHIPS IN ACTION
WARSHIP SPECIFICATIONS
Royal Navy
Marine Nationale
FURTHER READING
INDEX
