Boulogne
The Guards Brigade Fighting Defence - May 1940| By: | Jon Cooksey |
| Publisher: | Open Road Integrated Media, Inc. |
| Print ISBN: | 9781526761569 |
| eText ISBN: | 9781783379286 |
| Edition: | 0 |
| Format: | Reflowable |
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The story of the World War II battle for the French port which ended in a desperate evacuation—from the author of Calais: A Fight to the Finish. As German armored columns moved to seal off French ports from retreating British troops in 1940, Winston Churchill had few reserves he could commit. In an attempt to delay the Germans at Boulogne, Churchill sent in two battalions of the Irish Guards and Welsh Guards in a hastily-organized amphibious landing. In Battleground Europe style, eyewitness accounts and original photographs provide previously unknown details. A guide is also provided to the monuments, battle sites and accommodations in this historic city as they are today.