Duty Calls: Dunkirk by Holland, James (9780141332192)

Duty Calls: Dunkirk

by Holland, James

Paperback - English

This gripping true-to-life story looks at the battle of Dunkirk, one of the most dramatic events of World War II

You wanted to see some action--well you're going to get it now. You're going to get it now all right.

Friday, May 24, 1940: Private Johnny Hawke, aged 16, awakens to artillery fire. Hours later, Stukas scream down from the sky. Messerschmit fighters roar towards his regiment. Trucks burst into flames. Now men and mules lay dead and dying, severed limbs twisted grotesquely as blood soaks the cobbled streets. Young Private Hawke just wants to do his duty and serve his country. But as he--and his fellow soldiers--prepare to stop the German advance, there's only one question on everyone's lips. How will they survive?

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ADDITIONAL INFO

ISBN

0141332190

EAN

9780141332192

Publisher

PUFFIN BOOKS

Publication Date

01 Oct 2015

Pages

352

Age Group

12 to 17

Grades

07 to 12

Weight (kg)

0.28

Dimensions (cm)

19.7 x 13.0 x 1.6

About Author

James Holland was born in Salisbury, Wiltshire, and studied history at Durham University. A member of the British Commission for Military History and the Guild of Battlefield Guides, he also regularly contributes reviews and articles in national newspapers and magazines. He is the author of three previous historical works - "Fortress ""Malta"": An ""Island"" Under Siege, 1940-1943; Together We Stand: North Africa 1942-1943 - Turning the Tide in the West; "and "Heroes: The Greatest Generation and the Second World War. "His many interviews with veterans of the Second World War are available at t