Dunkirk | War Walks

Professor Richard Holmes walks the French beaches and breakwaters from which thousands of British troops escaped capture in May 1940. German tanks had overwhelmed British and French troops and were poised to seize the British Expeditionary Force.

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Clip Info
  • Clip length: 29'15''
  • Broadcast year: 1997
Curriculum Connection
  • History | World War II, 1939-45 | World War II | German territorial expansion 1939-43
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Content
  • Provider: BBC
  • Channel: BBC Two
  • Programme: War Walks
  • Series: 2
  • Episode: Dunkirk
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