LONDON (Reuters) - Some of the veterans who took part in the 1940 Dunkirk evacuation of British and French forces reunited in London this week to commemorate the 70th anniversary of World War Two's ...

Behind the famous rescue at Dunkirk lies a lesser-known story of endurance and quiet heroism. As chaos gripped the beaches, countless soldiers held their ground so others could escape. This is the ...

As France fell to the German armies in May 1940, 400,000 Allied troops were trapped on the beaches of Dunkirk. Their annihilation seemed certain—a disaster that could have led to Britain’s surrender.

Between May 27 and June 7, 1940, a miracle happened in the midst of war. A British military force of nearly 400,000 was trapped by German forces on the coast of France. Improbably, nearly 340,000 of ...