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Author | : E. Smalley |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 287 |
Release | : 2015-05-26 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1137494204 |
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Between September 1939 and June 1940, the British Expeditionary Force confronted the German threat to France and Flanders with a confused mind-set, an uncertain skills-set and an uncompetitive capability. This book explores the formation's origins, the scale of defeat in France and the campaign's considerable legacy.
Author | : John Grehan |
Publisher | : Pen and Sword |
Total Pages | : 266 |
Release | : 2014-07-09 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1473838444 |
Download The BEF in France, 1939–1940 Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
The British Expeditionary Force (BEF) was the British force in Europe from 19391940 during the Second World War. Commanded by General Lord Gort, the BEF constituted one-tenth of the defending Allied force.The British Expeditionary Force was started in 1938 in readiness for a perceived threat of war after Germany annexed Austria in March 1938 and the claims on the Sudetenland, which led to the invasion of Czechoslovakia in March 1939. After the French and British had promised to defend Poland, the German invasion of that country began and war was declared on 3 September 1939.The BEF was sent to France in September 1939 and deployed mainly along the BelgianFrench border during the so-called Phoney War leading up to May 1940. The BEF did not commence hostilities until the invasion of France on 10 May 1940. After the commencement of battle, they were driven back through Belgium and north-western France, forcing their eventual evacuation from several ports along the French northern coastline in Operations Dynamo, Ariel and Cycle. The most notable evacuation was from the Dunkirk region and from this the phrase Dunkirk Spirit was coined.
Author | : Alan Philson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 170 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : World War, 1939-1945 |
ISBN | : 9780854209309 |
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Author | : Alan Philson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Great Britain |
ISBN | : 9780854200276 |
Download British Army, 1939-1945 Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : Great Britain. War Office |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 44 |
Release | : 1941 |
Genre | : Dunkirk, Battle of, Dunkerque, France, 1940 |
ISBN | : |
Download Despatches...received by the Secretary of State for War from General the Viscount Gort...Commander-in-chief, British Expeditionary Force Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : J. S. S. P. V. Gort |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 1941 |
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ISBN | : |
Download Report on the Employment of the British Expeditionary Force in France from 3rd Sept., 1939, Until 3rd June, 1940 Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : Charles More |
Publisher | : Frontline |
Total Pages | : 441 |
Release | : 2013-11-04 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1473831601 |
Download The Road to Dunkirk Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
“A detailed and fascinating account” of a little known WWII showdown in Belgium between the British Expeditionary Force and the German army (Barnsley Chronicle). This is an important reassessment of a critical period in the British Expeditionary Force’s fight against the German armies invading France in 1940. On May 25, Lord Gort, the British commander, took the decision to move 5th Division north in order to plug a growing gap in his army’s eastern defenses. Over the next three days the division fought a little-known engagement, the Battle of the Ypres-Comines Canal, to hold the Germans at bay while the rest of the BEF retreated toward Dunkirk. The book describes the British Army of 1940 and outlines the early stages of the campaign before explaining the context of Gort’s decision and why it was made. Then, using British and German sources, it shows how the British doggedly defended their line against heavy German attacks, and demonstrates that the Expeditionary Force was far more than the badly equipped and undertrained army many historians have represented it as. This fresh look at the campaign also casts new light on other aspects such as the impact of the Luftwaffe and the Dunkirk evacuation itself. “This book is important for all those interested in the fighting which proceeded the general retreat to and evacuation from Dunkirk. The author has trawled numerous archival sources, which are well cited in this elegantly produced book.” —Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research
Author | : David Smurthwaite |
Publisher | : Phillimore |
Total Pages | : 104 |
Release | : 1990 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780901721174 |
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The story of the British Army's efforts to fashion a modern fighting force to match the growing Nazi menace, its baptism of fire upon the fields of Scandinavia and France, and its evacuation from Dunkirk.
Author | : E. Smalley |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 158 |
Release | : 2015-05-26 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1137494204 |
Download The British Expeditionary Force, 1939-40 Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Between September 1939 and June 1940, the British Expeditionary Force confronted the German threat to France and Flanders with a confused mind-set, an uncertain skills-set and an uncompetitive capability. This book explores the formation's origins, the scale of defeat in France and the campaign's considerable legacy.
Author | : Authorithy of The Council |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 222 |
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Download The Diary of the War 1939-40 Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Kortskitse: "Operations of the British Expeditionary Force in Belgium and Northern France May, 1940." Kun volume I haves.