Tigers at Dunkirk
The Leicestershire Regiment and the Fall of France
Nonfiction, History, Military, World War II
| Author: | Matthew Richardson | ISBN: | 9781783033515 |
| Publisher: | Pen and Sword | Publication: | August 19, 2010 |
| Imprint: | Pen and Sword | Language: | English |
| Author: | Matthew Richardson |
| ISBN: | 9781783033515 |
| Publisher: | Pen and Sword |
| Publication: | August 19, 2010 |
| Imprint: | Pen and Sword |
| Language: | English |
In this compelling new study of the disastrous 1940 campaign in France and Flanders, Matthew Richardson reconstructs in vivid detail the British army’s defeat as it was experienced by the soldiers of a single battalion, the 2nd/5th Leicesters.
These men typified the ill-equipped, under-trained British battalions that faced the blitzkrieg and the might of Hitler's legions. They were thrown into a series of desperate, one-sided engagements that resulted in a humiliating retreat, then evacuation from Dunkirk. This is their story.
In this compelling new study of the disastrous 1940 campaign in France and Flanders, Matthew Richardson reconstructs in vivid detail the British army’s defeat as it was experienced by the soldiers of a single battalion, the 2nd/5th Leicesters.
These men typified the ill-equipped, under-trained British battalions that faced the blitzkrieg and the might of Hitler's legions. They were thrown into a series of desperate, one-sided engagements that resulted in a humiliating retreat, then evacuation from Dunkirk. This is their story.
