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Dunkirk: The Men They Left Behind | 
 enlarge | Author: Sean Longden
Publisher: Constable
Category: Book
List Price: £20.00
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Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 3017
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 480
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.9
Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 6.3 x 1.5
ISBN: 184529520X
EAN: 9781845295202
ASIN: 184529520X
Publication Date: May 29, 2008
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Read this book, you won't regret it! June 29, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
My mum bought me this for my birthday. I read it in two long days! My Grandfather was captured at Calais (one of The Rifle Brigade). He wouldn't talk too much about it, only opening up a little towards the end of his life. He would talk for a while, then change the subject. He was very bitter about not being rescued like those at Dunkirk. I used to say to him, 'Had you been rescued, you might not have been here today, as you could have died elsewhere'. He felt let down by the government and therefore had no desire to try and escape. Until I read this book, I had little understanding of what he and others went through. I was not aware of the continued fighting and other rescues after Dunkirk, despite having read a lot about the War. Perhaps it was a shame it wasn't written earlier. I might have asked my Grandfather more before it was too late.
A great account of an often ignored subject June 20, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
A grim and often horrific account of the men of the British Expeditionary Force that were left behind in France after the Dunkirk evacuation. The author describes the experiences of these men using a wide array of sources, including eye-witness accounts that pull no punches.
A very readable and fascinating book, although perhaps the editing could have been a little tighter, as the author sometimes repeats himself, and there are a fair number of errors in the text, though these are purely cosmetic.
Highly recommended.
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