Calais: A Fight to the Finish - May 1940 (Battleground Europe)
Calais: A Fight to the Finish - May 1940 (Battleground Europe)
Pen and Sword | 2000 | ISBN: 0850526477 | English | 160 Pages | EPUB | 19 MB
Pen and Sword | 2000 | ISBN: 0850526477 | English | 160 Pages | EPUB | 19 MB
This is the story of the Battle of Calais, a short but bloody struggle to delay the German advance in May 1940. It is a story of uncertainty, of taut nerves, of heat, dust, raging thirst and hand-to-hand fighting in the narrow streets of the channel port now known to millions of Britons as a gateway to the Continent. The guide will take the visitor beyond the ferry terminal and hypermarkets to reveal the hidden Calais and the actions of individuals and units.