ISBN10: 1914059018, ISBN13: 9781914059018, [publisher: Helion & Company, Solihull] Softcover Paperback. An account of the British armed forces that continued to fight on in France in June 1940, after the Dunkirk evacuation, and until the armistice. Conducted between 27 May and 4 June 1940, Operation Dynamo was the evacuation from Dunkirk of most of the British Expeditionary Force cut off and surrounded during Fall Gelb - phase one of Germany's invasion of France. Despite the impression that British forces had no further presence there until D-Day, this was not the case. From 5 to 18 June 1940, during Fall Rot - phase two of the campaign, several British and Empire infantry and armoured formations and an RAF contingent fought on in France. Two further British and Empire divisions were despatched to be part of a 'Second BEF' but the blitzkrieg advance of the German panzers and mechanised infantry proved unstoppable. Operation Cycle was a further evacuation from Le Havre, though the attempted rescue of the 51st Highland Division from St Valery-en-Caux ended in its surrender. Nevertheless, a rear-guard campaign allowed remaining troops to be evacuated from several ports during Operation Aerial. This book examines an important yet considerably under-appreciated aspect of British participation in the Battle of France. It describes the many desperate struggles against German forces that were overwhelmingly superior in numbers, equipment and flexibility ...

ISBN10: 1914059018, ISBN13: 9781914059018, [publisher: Helion & Company 2021-03-15, Warwick] Softcover Language: eng
[London, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2021]

ISBN10: 1914059018, ISBN13: 9781914059018, [publisher: Helion & Company 2021-03-15, Warwick] Softcover Language: eng
[London, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2021]

Warwick Helion & Company 2021 Trade paperback New in new dust jacket.