{"product_id":"dunkirk-fight-to-the-last-man-9780674029712","title":"Dunkirk: Fight to the Last Man","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn May of 1940  the armies of Nazi Germany were marching through France. In the face of this devastating advance  one of World War IIs greatest acts of heroism would be a retreat: the evacuation of the British Army from Dunkirk.  In Dunkirk: Fight to the Last Man  we are given an unprecedented vision of these harrowing days. Hugh Sebag-Montefiore has created a bold and powerful account of the small group of men who fended off the German army so that hundreds of thousands of their comrades could exit this doomed land. These brave troops  members of the British Expeditionary Forces and the French army  held a series of strong points inland  allowing the rest of the battered battalions to escape to the coast. Those that remained were ordered to fight to the last man.  Much has been written about the efforts of the Royal Navy in shuttling soldiers to safety  but here we are given an unparalleled look inside this massive operation and the invaluable role played by the BEF. Without the ferocity and bravery of the officers and ordinary soldiers on the ground  the German army would likely have encircled nearly half a million Allied soldiers. The loss of these battalions  Sebag-Montefiore argues  could have dramatically changed the direction of the war  and enabled Hitler to invade a weakened Britain.  This is military history at its best: a judicious analysis of the movement of the war  and a vivid feel of what it was like to be on the front line. Sebag-Montefiore brings these menthe forgotten heroes of Dunkirkto life  and it is their valiant exploits and devotion to their brethren that form the heart of this important book.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67907131703349,"sku":"ByrdShop_0674029712","price":100.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780674029712.jpg?v=1794080124","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/dunkirk-fight-to-the-last-man-9780674029712","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}