But on the beaches of Dunkirk, the seeds of a remarkable victory were sown. The evacuation of over three hundred thousand men in ships of all sizes was a logistical feat never seen before or repeated since.
This vivid, visceral story takes you inside the making of a miracle: eight frantic days as the net tightened around the beleaguered troops, as the enemy advanced and the bombardment intensified, told from all sides by those who were there. It is impossible to get closer to experiencing this legendary action.