Flames of Calais

The defense of Calais in May/June 1940 was a superb example of selfless courage and sacrifice. Sent by Churchill to divert the Germans from Dunkirk and so save the British Army from wholesale annihilation and capture, 29 Brigade had orders not to evacuate or surrender. Airey Neave, later to be Margaret Thatcher's right hand man until his assassination in 1979, was one of those who fought, was wounded and captured there. He tells the story with panache

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Some books that may interest you

Wellington and the British Army's Indian Campaigns 1798 - 1805 By: Martin R. Howard	Nelson's Hero By: Victor Sharman	Warrior of God By: Dr Victor Verney
The Fear in the Sky By: Pat Cunningham	Theodore Bayley Hardy VC DSO MC By: David Raw	Decoding the Bayeux Tapestry By: Arthur C Wright
Mapping the Second World War	Armoured Cruiser Cressy By: Andrew Choong	Nurses of Passchendaele By: Christine E Hallett