Unique and historically significant films shot 75 years ago, during the evacuation of Allied forces from Dunkirk in 1940, have been discovered at The University of Manchester Library. The videos can ...

Churchill said that the evacuation from Dunkirk was a heroic accomplishment ... themselves to have exceeded the heroes who went before. They could model themselves on Achilles or Aeneas, but ...

Part of this recording was included in the programme Dunkirk: Twenty Years After. It may not have been broadcast in its entirety before. Originally broadcast 1 April 1960.

He wanted a truce to permit evacuation of Dunkirk’s 20,000 civilians before the final battle, in which the city was certain to be destroyed. The British and Canadian commanders balanced the ...

Jim experienced extreme poverty before World War Two and joined ... started he was posted to France and experienced the evacuation at Dunkirk in 1940. After the war he got married to Betty and ...

A lifeboat which was one of the "little ships" involved in the evacuation of Allied troops from Dunkirk in World War ... owners and ended up in France before being rediscovered by John Vistuer ...

Before his death in 2020 ... HMS Wellington, also saw action during the evacuation of the British Expeditionary Force from Dunkirk, when she was called off convoy duty and ordered to St Valery ...

One of Donald's five friends was among those killed before the division ... was "sacrificed" to ensure the success of the evacuation at Dunkirk. Events to mark the 80th anniversary have included ...

Following the invasion of France in May 1940, the British Expeditionary Force and parts of the French Army had retreated to Dunkirk and awaited evacuation, while German forces had been closing in ...

But what really happened at Dunkirk and in the crisis before the days of the evacuation? This documentary takes a European look at the crisis and asks new questions from a French and German ...

From 'Dunkirk' and 'Pride & Prejudice' to 'Community' and 'Wonder Woman', you have a lot to stream while you still can.

How much did you know about the events at Dunkirk before signing on ... to the museum and seeing footage of the real Dunkirk evacuation definitely brings it home and makes it real.