Dunkirk : (Record no. 24267)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9781611453140 (hbk.) :
Terms of availability 24.95 USD
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name THOMPSON Julian
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Dunkirk :
Remainder of title retreat to victory /
Statement of responsibility, etc. Julian Thompson
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc. London :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Sidgwick & Jackson,
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2008
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent xiv, 338 pages , [24] p. of plates : illustration, maps ; 25 cm.
504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE
Bibliography, etc. note Includes bibliographical references and index.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. "In May 1940, the small British Expeditionary Force was sent to help the Belgians and French hold back the advancing German army. Ill-equipped and under-trained, they nevertheless fought hard for three weeks, from the German invasion of France on 10 May to the rescue of the last British troops from the beaches at Dunkirk. Remarkably, they conducted a successful fighting withdrawal in the face of a formidable foe. Five VCs were awarded to the BEF for the campaign." "Drawing on previously unpublished and rare material, Julian Thompson recreates the action, from the misunderstandings between the British and French generals, which resonate to this day, to the experiences of the ordinary soldier on the front line. Unlike many other authors on the subject he gives full weight to the fighting inland as the BEF found itself in mortal danger thanks to the collapse of the Belgian army on one flank and the failure of the French on the other, and corrects popular myths about the evacuation."--BOOK JACKET.
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element GREAT BRITAIN. ARMY. BRITISH EXPEDITIONARY FORCE
General subdivision HISTORY
945 ## - LOCAL PROCESSING INFORMATION (OCLC)
i 39436-1001
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Withdrawn status Lost status Source of classification or shelving scheme Damaged status Not for loan Home library Current library Shelving location Date acquired Total checkouts Full call number Barcode Date last seen Copy number Price effective from Koha item type
    Dewey Decimal Classification     Defence Academy Library Defence Academy Library On-Shelf 26/02/2013   940.542 THO 39436-1001 12/03/2013 1 03/01/2024 Book