Dunkirk: The History Behind the Major Motion Picture

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THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER THE EPIC TRUE STORY OF DUNKIRK - NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE, WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY CHRISTOPHER NOLAN, AND STARRING KENNETH BRANAGH, TOM HARDY, AND MARK RYLANCE. In 1940, at the French port of Dunkirk, more than 300,000 trapped Allied troops were dramatically rescued from destruction at the hands of Nazi Germany by an extraordinary seaborne evacuation. The true history of the soldiers, sailors, airmen and civilians involved in the nine-day skirmish has passed into legend. Now, the story Winston Churchill described as a 'miracle' is narrated by bestselling author Joshua Levine in its full, sweeping context, including new interviews with veterans and survivors. Told from the viewpoints of land, sea and air, Joshua Levine's Dunkirk is a dramatic account of a defeat that paved the way to ultimate victory and preserved liberty for generations to come.

Joshua Levine is the author of Forgotten Voices of the Blitz and the Battle for Britain and Forgotten Voices of the Somme. He is also a playwright and writer for television, and was the researcher for Max Arthur on three of the Forgotten Voices series.His first book for Collins, On a Wing and a Prayer, was the story of the pioneering aviation heroes of the First World War.

'Not merely the essential companion to the film but probably the finest work we've seen on the evacuation full stop' Waterstones Weekly