The Little Ships : The Heroic Rescue at Dunkirk in World War II
Overview
A spare and dramatic account of a memorable event in World War II In May of 1940, many countries in Europe were at war with Nazi Germany. Half a million British and French soldiers were trapped in France on three sides by German troops. Their only escape route was the sea. An incredible armada of over eight hundred craft including Royal Navy ships and a flotilla of small boats thereafter known as "the little ships", was assembled on the southeastern coast of England. They sailed across the English Channel to Dunkirk in France to rescue the besieged troops. In her graphic and deeply moving text, Louise Borden tells the story of one small fishing craft that was part of the armada, from the point of view of a young girl who sailed with her father on their family boat. This story of that incredible venture is part truth, part fiction. It could have happened. Michael Foreman, a distinguished English illustrator, has created remarkable pictures that vividly bring alive this historic rescue in World War II.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9780689808272
- ISBN-10: 0689808275
- Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
- Publish Date: April 1997
- Dimensions: 10.32 x 10.32 x 0.4 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.61 pounds
- Page Count: 32
- Reading Level: Ages 9-12
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