Dunkirk, The First Of Many Disasters.

If there was ever a time in modern history when Britain needed good Generals it was from the 10th May 1940 to October 1942, and it was left wanting. Britain had been kicked out of France, booted out of Greece and Crete, almost thrown out of Egypt. And after an Australian Division held onto the major sea port of Tobruk for 9 months behind German lines, the South African Division that took over from them lost it in weeks. By then the British were barely holding onto ground in Egypt at a place called El Alamein, a mere 1 hour and 38 minutes from Alexandria, and 2 hours and 50 minutes from the Egyptian Capital of Cairo. Suddenly, to make matters worse, along came the Japanese who in quick succession captured Hong Kong, Malaysia, and most humiliating of all, Singapore. But it didn't stop there. Next came Thailand, Indochina, Borneo, most of Papua New Guinea and right up to the fringes of India. Finally, a line was drawn in the sand and Britain began to fight back. This book contains over 200 short interesting stories the describe the monumental disasters that befell one of the most powerful nations in the world, then eventually it lifted its game and defeated its enemies.

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