
Flames of Calais - SHORT RUN RE-ISSUE
A Soldier's Battle 1940
Airey Neave(Author)
Pen & Sword Military (Publisher)
Published on 14. November 2018
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-1-5267-4851-5 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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Language
English
Place of publication
South Yorkshire
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Illustrations
32 black and white illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-5267-4851-5 (9781526748515)
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