Demoralised, starving and exhausted, the men waiting on the beaches of Dunkirk endured days of fierce bombardment, while many of the boats that came to their rescue were sunk, with heavy loss of life.

Witness the poignant landscapes of Dunkirk from above with this drone footage, capturing the historic beaches and harbor where the dramatic World War II evacuation unfolded. Judge rules Arkansas ...

British forces are evacuated from Dunkirk. Richard Holmes describes how ... approximately 338,000 Allied troops were evacuated from the beaches of northern France. Whilst this was far men than ...

Over the course of a few days, almost 340,000 British and French troops were famously evacuated from the beach at Dunkirk. The 51st, meanwhile, was fighting a losing battle. "We knew nothing about ...

Dunkirk will lay on a number of commemorative events as well as a war memorial on the beach. The association will also attend the British Commonwealth War Graves Commission ceremony in the town.