{"product_id":"9781780224527","title":"Dunkirk: The British Evacuation, 1940","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA gripping account of the most famous military defeat and retreat in history.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe NEW YORK TIMES of 2 June 1940 summed up the greatest disaster in British history thus: 'As long as the English tongue survives, the word 'Dunkirk' will be spoken with reverence.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book tells the story of the Dunkirk evacuation.  It traces the fortunes of the British Expeditionary Force during those dark days of May 1940 when boys armed with little more than rifles took on the might of Hitler's Panzer divisions - and held them while Allied armies crumbled on all sides.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe evacuation at Dunkirk lifted more than 338,000 men from France to the safety of Britain using everything from Destroyers to pleasure yachts.  It was the biggest single defeat ever suffered by British arms, but it was also one of the most astounding exoduses in history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orion Publishing Group, Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47181968376048,"sku":"9781780224527","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781780224527_p0.jpg?v=1763714037","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781780224527","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}