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These war movies are a reminder that, while the Oscars sometimes get it wrong, they get it right just as often.

In June 1940, in the days after the successful mass evacuation at Dunkirk, more than 10,000 men fought a desperate last stand in a small French seaside town. Among them was teenage soldier Donald ...

Twelve people share their memories of the evacuation of Dunkirk, described by one as 'a planned miracle'. Narrated by Sir Basil Bartlett, a British Expeditionary Force police captain who was based ...

Plans for a 'Dunkirk-style' evacuation of up to 16,000 UK nationals from Lebanon are being stepped up. The evacuation, ...

Historic boat used in Dunkirk evacuation destroyed in devastating Thames boatyard fire ...

‘For days past there has been no real news and little possibility of inferring what is really happening,” wrote George Orwell in his diary, on 28 May 1940. “Last night, E[ileen] and I went ...

Powerful myths and misconceptions have shaped our understanding of the moment which changed the course of WW2 - the evacuation at Dunkirk in 1940. But what really happened at Dunkirk and in the ...

Credit: Melinda Sue Gordon / Warner Bros. In desperation, the Royal Navy has commandeered hundreds of private boats to aid in the evacuation of Dunkirk. Even as we've been following the soldiers ...

In June 1940, during the Dunkirk evacuation of Allied troops to England, French sergeant Julien Maillat and his men debate whether to evacuate to Britain or stay and fight the German troops that ...

recall how Churchill was able to inspire the nation after the defeat in France and the Dunkirk evacuation. play The resilience of Churchill and the British people The resilience of Churchill and ...