What happened was a sheer miracle, and we should never forget that fact.’ Those bowing their heads at the Dunkirk memorial, situated on an esplanade overlooking the beach, certainly never would. Some had travelled over from England on a fleet of ‘little ships’ – the craft which, during the long...read more

Durante medio año apenas hubo operaciones militares en Occidente, pero en el Este, la Unión Soviética se engullía las repúblicas bálticas, cercenaba el territorio rumano y se aprestaba a invadir Finlandia.

Después de la fuerte tormenta bélica se produjo en periodo de extraña calma. Quizá...read more

Operation Dynamo, the evacuation from Dunkirk of 27 May-4 June 1940, is one of the most celebrated military events in British history, and yet it was the direct result of one of the most crushing defeats suffered by the British army. Only eighteen days before the start of the evacuation the...read more