The British Army in France After Dunkirk

by Takle, Patrick

• ISBN13: 9781844158522
• ISBN10: 1844158527
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-07-19
• Publisher: Pen & Sword

Table of Contents

List of Maps	p. vi
Acknowledgements	p. vii
Introduction	p. 1
The Creation of the British Expeditionary Force in France	p. 5
Operation Dynamo - The Evacuation of the First BEF from Dunkirk	p. 11
The Sacrifice of the 'Construction' Divisions and the Port Defenders	p. 19
The Defence of Boulogne	p. 39
The Defence of Calais	p. 45
The Defence of Arras and the Arras Attack	p. 51
Creation of the Second BEF South of the River Somme	p. 65
51st Highland Division on the Saar and on the Somme	p. 73
Churchill and the Brittany Redoubt	p. 83
51st Highland Division in Normandy and the Salvation of Arkforce	p. 93
The Missing Commander Finally Appears	p. 101
Operation Cycle - The Evacuation from the Normandy Ports	p. 123
Operation Aerial - Evacuation from the Atlantic Ports and the Loss of HMT Lancastria at St Nazaire	p. 129
Creation of the New 51st Highland Division	p. 141
List of Formations which Served in France	p. 152
Bibliography	p. 156
Index	p. 158
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