Wars are not won by evacuation, but George Washington's decision to evacuate Long Island in August 1776 ultimately saved the the Continental Army.

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Michael Korda talked about this battle in which he recalls the evacuation of over 300,000 Allied troops from Dunkirk, France, in 1940. Michael Korda ...

The WWII movie is based on the true story of the Battle of Dunkirk, when British, Belgian and French forces were surrounded on an open beach by the German Army in 1940. It may be hard to believe, but ...

Here’s What You Need To Remember: Dunkirk was, by conventional standards, a defeat for the Allies. The British failed to hold ground in France, and lost a great number of men and a huge amount of ...

Here’s What You Need To Remember: The myth of Dunkirk (and especially of the fleet of small civilian boats that supposedly rescued the British Army) undoubtedly stiffened British resistance. However, ...