Gibbs505
09-28-2007, 08:42 PM
"The Nine Days of Dunkirk"
By David Divine
Published, 1959.
"The Sands of Dunkirk"
By Richard Collier
Published 1961.
"The Miricle of Dunkirk"
By Walter Lord
ISBN 0 14 005085 X
Published 1982.
Three books you say? Well each of these books brings a slightly different point of view to the most critical point of the second world war. Each has its own style and is enjoyable in it's own right.
The first, is written in a straight forward traditional manner, however it has no table's or statistics, if that is what you look for. It doses have several good maps. Mainly it focuses on the higher level activities with a broad overview of the whole situation. However it also has extracts of actual reports of the people involved, inculding ships masters.
The second, is also a straight forward telling of the story with a side story of the efforts of an british soldier to get his new bride out of France to England. It also has the most complete list of allied forces involved in the battle for France.
The book drawns on many sources and is very readable. However it has no maps or diagrams.
The third book also draws on many experences and has the most comprehensive set of maps and is the only one with photographs. Set somewhere between the first two, it is the most modern of the three books and is proberly the best of the three to start with.
Have a good read!:D:wave:
By David Divine
Published, 1959.
"The Sands of Dunkirk"
By Richard Collier
Published 1961.
"The Miricle of Dunkirk"
By Walter Lord
ISBN 0 14 005085 X
Published 1982.
Three books you say? Well each of these books brings a slightly different point of view to the most critical point of the second world war. Each has its own style and is enjoyable in it's own right.
The first, is written in a straight forward traditional manner, however it has no table's or statistics, if that is what you look for. It doses have several good maps. Mainly it focuses on the higher level activities with a broad overview of the whole situation. However it also has extracts of actual reports of the people involved, inculding ships masters.
The second, is also a straight forward telling of the story with a side story of the efforts of an british soldier to get his new bride out of France to England. It also has the most complete list of allied forces involved in the battle for France.
The book drawns on many sources and is very readable. However it has no maps or diagrams.
The third book also draws on many experences and has the most comprehensive set of maps and is the only one with photographs. Set somewhere between the first two, it is the most modern of the three books and is proberly the best of the three to start with.
Have a good read!:D:wave: