Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #142843 in Books
• Published on: 2003-02-11
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 224 pages

Synopsis
The defense of Calais in May/June 1940 was a superb example of selfless courage and sacrifice. Sent by Churchill to divert the Germans from Dunkirk and so save the British Army from wholesale annihilation and capture, 29 Brigade had orders not to evacuate or surrender. Airey Neave, later to be Margaret Thatcher's right hand man until his assassination in 1979, was one of those who fought, was wounded and captured there. He tells the story with panache.

Customer Reviews

found at last
My brother-in-law had been told this book was out of print so was delighted to receive it at christmas, and said he found it a moving and informative account of the period.