The Miracle of Dunkirk (Audiobook)

from seoulful

A fine fast-reading account of the dramatic rescue of the British soldiers from the beaches of Dunkirk. Walter Lord is well-known as a historian, having written A Night to Remember, Day of Infamy and other well-received historical accounts.

from Whiskey3pa

One of the fine books by Walter Lord. As always he interviewed extensively and presents a human story.

from dougwood57

Walter Lord weaves an exciting tale as he relates the British 'evacuation' (i.e. retreat) of Dunkirk. The Brits were aided by several 'miracles' that are closely examined by Lord: Hitler's decision to stop his tanks from annihilating the escaping British (he was saving the tanks for France), 9 da...

from pmarshall

A great book [The Miracle of Dunkirk] by [[Walter Lord]]. I knew about the evacuation of the British army from the beaches of Dunkirk in May, 1940 but I didn't know much more. Lord explains what the Germans did to make it necessary and how the telephone communications system the French insisted u...

from BrannonSG

An excellent collection of stories and descriptions leading up to the critical evacuation of Dunkirk (and the surrounding area) during the early years of World War II. I have no experience as a soldier or in war, but from what I have read and learned this book approaches the subject much like I w...