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The Miracle of Dunkirk

By: Walter Lord
Narrated by: Jeff Cummings
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 The full inside story of one of the golden moments of World War II.

On May 24, 1940, Hitler's armies were on the brink of a shattering military victory. Only 10 miles away, 400,000 Allied troops were pinned against the coast of Dunkirk. But just 11 days later, 338,000 men had been successfully evacuated to England. How did it happen? Walter Lord's remarkable account of how "the miracle of Dunkirk" came about is based on hundreds of interviews with survivors of all nations who fought among the sand dunes of northern France.

©1982 Walter Lord (P)2009 Blackstone Audio, Inc. Military War

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Critic reviews

"Walter Lord is a master of historical narration, compelling his reader to feel as if he were present...as a participant in the events described." ( The Wall Street Journal)
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Well read and very enjoyable.
Some accounts of the war are a bit dry and you can drift off a bit but this held my attention.
Well worth a listen.

Entertaining

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Unlike some military history, this was not a dry recitation of troop movements. I really enjoyed it.

Really fine job

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An excellent factual and fascinating insight into one of the key moments in the 2WW. My grandfather being one of the lucky ones who escaped the clutches of the Germans makes me proud.
Please don’t forget that several thousand troops were not repatriated and endured becoming prisoners of war their sacrifice was

Strength and Fortitude beyond belief

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I could almost live with an American reader if they had chosen someone who didn't have that American arrogance in wilfully mispronouncing foreign words and placenames.

Appalling choice of reader

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A great telling of the story of the Miracle of Dunkirk. Some of the American pronunciation grates a little T first, but well narrated and an easy listen. Well
Worth the time.

A Ripping yet True Yarn

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Walter Lord was the well known American author of this classic account published in the early 1980s. That’s why the audio recording was made in the United States by… an American. Most Brits foul up pronunciation of French place names (and the names of US States) so criticism of mispronunciation is unfair. Just enjoy the great story told in superb detail.

Classic account by a US author

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A wonderful insight into one of the most astounding events in our history. Full of personal accounts, and reports of how events played out. However, Sometimes it doesn't really convey the scope of the Fear and terror that would mostly likely have been experienced there. The narrator was excellent but I found the American accent a bit distracting from the distinctly British story at first, it took a bit of getting used to at the start.

Fascinating!

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I really enjoyed this book about Dunkirk. Really well written and the narration was excellent.

Miracle of Dunkirk

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Thought the book was great but pronunciation of place names like Mar-git, Rams-git etc grated every time.

Great story but little research on pronunciation .

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very good account off the campaign. biggest thing I had was the narrator could not pronounce some of the English names including my hometown

Good book

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