This book, the third title in the Author's Retreat and Rearguard series, covers the actions of the BEF during the retreat from the Dyle Line to the evacuation points of Dunkirk, Boulogne, Calais, St Valery-en-Caux and finally the Cherbourg Peninsula. Some of the engagements are relatively well known (Cassell, the Arras counter-attack and the notorious Le Paradis SS massacre) but the author has unearthed many less known engagements from the long and painful withdrawal. While the main Dunkirk evacuation from the port and beaches was over by early June, elements of the BEF fought on until 21 June. In relating those, often heroic, actions the author catches the atmosphere of desperate defiance that typified this never-to-be-forgotten period. AUTHOR: Jerry Murland has written three books for Pen and Sword ? 'Aristocrats Go To War', 'Retreat and Rearguard 1914 ? The BEF's Actions from Mons to the Marne' and 'Retreat and Rearguard ? Somme 1918'. He is a former soldier. SELLING POINTS: ? Dunkirk and the BEF's salvation remains a hugely popular subject area. ? Graphic descriptions of rearguard actions against overwhelming odds. ? Easily visited area. ? Superbly researched by proven author. 16pp b/w plates
