Dunkirk Evacuation (Operation Dynamo) - May 1940

[dhermann1]

An article from BBC Online, about a commemoration of the Dunkirk Evacuation.
If you want to see the best depiction of this event that I know of, check out the classic Greer Garson film, "Mrs. Miniver". That film should really be REQUIRED viewing for all Fedora Lounge members.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8707657.stm

 

[Silver Dollar]

Thanks for the recommendation. I have one of the new TCM catalogs. I should be able to find it in there.

 

[BinkieBaumont]

http://www.adls.org.uk/t1/content/70th-anniversary-commemorative-return-dunkirk

 

[byronic]

Been a fan of 'Mrs Miniver' since I was knee-high and saw it on my Granny's TV many years ago. The Dunkirk scene in 'Atonement' managed to convey the sense of chaos (what about that long continuous 'take' that pans round the beach? Must have taken weeks to rehearse!). And the '58 movie 'Dunkirk' with John Mills, Bernard Lee and Richard Attenborough is pretty good too, but somehow doesn't seem to have stood the test of time quite so well as the (older) Mrs Miniver.

 

[dpyper]

we always forget the other evacuations. The Irish & Welsh Guards were evacuated from Hook of Holland in May 1940, Bolougne was evacuated by sea. And the loss of the Lancastrian are forgoten