Contents
While the Allies sought to avoid another bloody world war, the Nazis sent troops into Austria.
Chapter 2
Outmaneuvered and Outflanked
An attack by the Germans through the Ardennes Forest caught the French and British by surprise.
Chapter 3
Trapped Against the Sea
Hitler’s troops advanced rapidly, forcing the Allies into a difficult retreat.
Chapter 4
The Miracle of Dunkirk
While the Luftwaffe bombarded the beaches, more than 300,000 Allied troops escaped across the English Channel.
Chapter 5
The Fight that Followed
With France defeated and some 80,000 Allied troops in Nazi captivity, the British battled on alone.
ON THEIR WAY British troops waved to family and friends as they headed off to France in May 1940.