About this title: On 24th May 1940, Hitler's armies were on the brink of a shattering military victory. Only ten miles away, Allied Troops were pinned against the coast at Dunkirk. Only 11 days later, by the 4th June, 338,000 men had been successfully evacuated to England. How did it happen? Walter Lord's account of how "the miracle of Dunkirk" came about is based on hundreds of interviews with survivors of all the nations that fought among the sand dunes.
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Description: Good in good dust jacket. Shelf wear only, in great condition for a book almost 30 years old. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 323 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Paperbound
Publisher: Penguin
Date Published: 1984
ISBN-13:9780140050851ISBN:014005085X
Description: Paperbound Acceptable condition. Light wear and spine and cover creases. MArker line on bottom edge. Store stamp. WRiting inside front. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Viking Adult
Date Published: 1982
ISBN-13:9780670286300ISBN:0670286303
Description: Good in Good jacket. MAY HAVE COVER WEAR, SPINE CREASES, HIGHLIGHTING, UNDERLINING & PAGES YELLOWED FROM AGE. FASTER SERVICE FROM US! ! ! read more
Description: Acceptable. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Very Good in Good jacket. Very good in good dust jacket. DJ shows wear and has a few slight tears. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 323 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. read more
Description: New York: Viking 1982 323 pages, 6 1/2 x 9 1/2, cloth backed boards, hardcover in dust jacket CONDITION: VERY GOOD, a little spotting on top edge o /w a very nice copy, near fine condition in fine dj. read more
Description: Good. 1982-Hardcover----Used-Good-Hall Street Books proudly ships from Brooklyn, NY. All orders are processed and shipped within 24 hours, M-F. 100% money back No-Worry guarantee with expedited delivery and delivery confirmation available. read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: PB, Penguin Books, New York, 1984, ISBN#014005085X, a map, a few drawings and illustrated photos. Covers are lightly rubbed with slight corner curls, black magic marker on bottom page edges near backstrip, contents are clean, lightly browning and very tight. Good. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Viking Press, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1984
ISBN-13:9780140050851ISBN:014005085X
Description: Good. 5 x 8. Text is unmarked but tanned. Cover shows wear. Re-creates in extraordinary detail the epic story of Dunkirk, using firsthand recollections of the survivors and information from the archives of England, France, and Germany. Illustrated. read more
Description: Very Good. 0670286303 Fine/Near Fine DJ, First Edition in Mylar, very short tear (3mm) on bottom of spine, (Edition: First Edition)...All books are packaged with care to protect the corners. Ships same or next bussness day. read more
Edition: First Paperback Edition
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Viking Penguin, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1984
ISBN-13:9780140050851ISBN:014005085X
Description: Near Fine. 323 pgs. Oversized softcover copy with slight yellowing to paper. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The Viking Press
Date Published: 1982
ISBN-13:9780670286300ISBN:0670286303
Description: Very Good in Good jacket. This book is in very good condition. The binding is tight and pages are clean. The dust jacket has a few minor bumps and scuffs. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Viking Press
Date Published: 11/19/1982
ISBN-13:9780670286300ISBN:0670286303
Description: Very Good. 0670286303 IN STOCK! Hardback with jacket. Clean pages: No marks, no writing, no stickers inside or out! Possibly some light shelf wear. We ship to APO, FPO, and Internationally. Ships within 24 to 48 hours. Tracking information provided with every order! read more
Description: Good. Published in 1984 by Penguin, a 323-page soft-cover book with slightly-bent front cover corner & with tan text due to age, otherwise, apparently unmarked, this is a good copy. (970) read more
"The book recreates the greatest rescue of all time. In May of 1940, 400,000 allied troops were pinned against the French port of Dunkirk with Hitler's forces closing in. It seemed impossible to escape but most of the troops did.
The story leads up to the rescue with hundreds of interviews of the participants. Walter Lord lets the reader experience what is happening as if we were reading the conflict and episodes from the daily paper or in letters home. If it was happening today, the information would have been on Twitter.
However, with the excessive interviews, I found the reading was laborious and I failed to maintain interest."
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