Dunkirk, the Patriotic MythReexamines the Battle of Dunkirk through interviews, diaries and government documents and concludes it to be a defeat labelled as a victory by British propaganda in order to carry on the war. |
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The Patriotic Myth | 9 |
Blitzkrieg | 17 |
The Reluctant Allies | 34 |
Copyright | |
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