Many historians, such as Walter Lord, rank it as a key moment in the 20th century. In his lively account of the action, The Miracle of Dunkirk, Lord notes, "Dunkirk remains, above all, a stirring ...

Churchill was keen to temper the nation-wide euphoria that so many troops had escaped – the so-called 'miracle of Dunkirk'. Churchill cautioned that: 'We must be very careful not to assign to ...

On 20 May 1940, as his battalion struggled to defend itself against advancing German troops near Tournai, Eric Cottam was badly wounded and had to be transported on hospital trains to Dunkirk then ...

As the nation prepares to mark the 85th anniversary of Dunkirk in May, the exhibition aims to create a permanent record of Poole's role in ...