Tigers at Dunkirk : the Leicestershire Regiment and the fall of France /
Richardson, Matthew,curator.
Barnsley : Pen & Sword Military,
2010.
"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"--Publisher's description.
"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"--Publisher's description.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Birth of a battalion -- To join the fray -- Battle and retreat -- Dunkirk : the cauldron of hell -- Into captivity -- Hope and freedom -- Aftermath.
Great Britain. Army. Leicestershire Regiment
Dunkirk, Battle of, Dunkerque, France, 1940.
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945