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The Canal Line 1940 - The Dunkirk Campaign (Paperback)
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The Canal Line 1940 - The Dunkirk Campaign (Paperback)
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The network of canals stretching from the coast at Gravelines,
through St-Omer, B thune and La Bass e, follows the approximate
boundary between Artois and Flanders and was, in 1940, the
defensive line established on the western edge of the so-called
Dunkerque Corridor designed by Lord Gort to provide an evacuation
route to the channel coast. Even before events on the line of the
Escaut line had concluded with yet another Allied withdrawal, Lord
Gort was diverting units to bolster the Canal Line defenses This is
probably the first occasion that the fighting along the Canal Line
has been looked at in detail; overlooked by the inevitable
withdrawal towards the channel coast, the units deployed along the
canal faced some of the stiffest fighting in the whole 1940 France
and Flanders campaign. Whole battalions, particularly those in the
2nd Division, were sacrificed as units were thrown into the battle
in an attempt to slow down the German advance. The book looks in
some detail at the ad hoc nature of the Usherforce and Polforce
units, the units of the independent 25 Brigade and the vicious
fighting that enveloped the 2nd Division. Time is given also to the
notorious massacre of the Royal Norfolks at Louis Creton's farm
near Le Paradis. Material concerning the deployment of units along
the Canal Line in 1940 has been found in a variety of sources,
including regimental histories and unit war diaries. The author has
been fortunate in being able to access a number of personal diaries
and accounts from men serving with the independent 25 Brigade and
the 2nd Division, which has, in some cases, added to and enhanced
the actions taken by those units while deployed on the canal. The
book is illustrated by over a hundred contemporary and modern
photographs and by five car tours and three walks, all of which
give the tourist a greater access to the battlefield.
General
Imprint: |
Pen & Sword Military
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
October 2018 |
Authors: |
Jerry Murland
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Dimensions: |
216 x 138 x 15mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
208 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4738-5219-8 |
Categories: |
Books >
Humanities >
History >
General
Books >
History >
General
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LSN: |
1-4738-5219-6 |
Barcode: |
9781473852198 |
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