# The Miracle of Dunkirk: The True Story of Operation Dynamo - Hardcover

by **Walter Lord** (Author)

**The true story of the World War II evacuation portrayed in the Christopher Nolan film _Dunkirk_, by the #1 _New York Times_\-bestselling author of _Day of Infamy_.**

In May 1940, the remnants of the French and British armies, broken by Hitler's blitzkrieg, retreated to Dunkirk. Hemmed in by overwhelming Nazi strength, the 338,000 men gathered on the beach were all that stood between Hitler and Western Europe. Crush them, and the path to Paris and London was clear.

Unable to retreat any farther, the Allied soldiers set up defense positions and prayed for deliverance. Prime Minister Winston Churchill ordered an evacuation on May 26, expecting to save no more than a handful of his men. But Britain would not let its soldiers down. Hundreds of fishing boats, pleasure yachts, and commercial vessels streamed into the Channel to back up the Royal Navy, and in a week nearly the entire army was ferried safely back to England.

Based on interviews with hundreds of survivors and told by "a master narrator," _The Miracle of Dunkirk_ is a striking history of a week when the outcome of World War II hung in the balance (Arthur Schlesinger Jr.).

### Author Biography

Walter Lord (1917-2002) was an acclaimed and bestselling author of literary nonfiction best known for his gripping and meticulously researched accounts of watershed historical events. Born in Baltimore, Lord went to work for the Office of Strategic Services during World War II. After the war's end, Lord joined a New York advertising firm, and began writing nonfiction in his spare time. His first book was _The Fremantle Diary_ (1954), a volume of Civil War diaries that became a surprising success. But it was Lord's next book, _A Night to Remember_ (1955), that made him famous. The bestseller caused a new flurry of interest in the _Titanic_ and inspired the 1958 film of the same name. Lord went on to use the book's interview-heavy format as a template for most of his following works, which included detailed reconstructions of the Pearl Harbor attack in _Day of Infamy_ (1957), the battle of Midway in _Incredible Victory_ (1967), and the integration of the University of Mississippi in _The Past That Would Not Die_ (1965). In all, he published a dozen books.  

**Number of Pages:** 330

**Dimensions:** 1 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN

**Publication Date:** August 29, 2017

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