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Dunkirk: The Men They Left Behind | 
 enlarge | Author: Sean Longden
Publisher: Constable
Category: Book
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Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 6585
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 480
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.9
Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 6.3 x 1.5
ISBN: 184529520X
EAN: 9781845295202
ASIN: 184529520X
Publication Date: May 29, 2008
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Deeply depressing demonstration of the German mentality July 14, 2008
C. D. Comber
I found this book very difficult to read and very difficult to put down. The relentlessly brutal treatment of the British troops taken prisoner stood in stark contrast to the favouritism shown to the French and Belgians. The five miserable years of captivity endured by our men was in direct contrast to the treatment given to German and Italian prisoners.
We had at first Italian prisoners in our villages in Mid Sussex at Ardingly, West Hoathly and Brook House(Highbrook). At Ardingly there was one WW1 Corporal in charge.
If he was armed, we didnt see any evidence of it.
In 1941 he started selling the tinned fruit from the camp stores at 2/6 a tin. We couldnt dream of such luxuries. The Italians and later the Germans worked on the farms, played football, and played the organ at the Parish Church. My uncle Bernard was confined in Italy and later in Staalag 8b at Lamsdorf. He suffered very badly from the poor diet and died in his 50's in the 1960's from stomach ulcers and very bad eye problems.You cant help wondering about the Germans. Now of course they wont fight at all !!
Chris Comber
Read this book, you won't regret it! June 29, 2008
P. Bradford (France)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
My mum bought me this for my birthday. I read it in two long days! My Grandfather was captured at Calais (one of The Rifle Brigade). He wouldn't talk too much about it, only opening up a little towards the end of his life. He would talk for a while, then change the subject. He was very bitter about not being rescued like those at Dunkirk. I used to say to him, 'Had you been rescued, you might not have been here today, as you could have died elsewhere'. He felt let down by the government and therefore had no desire to try and escape. Until I read this book, I had little understanding of what he and others went through. I was not aware of the continued fighting and other rescues after Dunkirk, despite having read a lot about the War. Perhaps it was a shame it wasn't written earlier. I might have asked my Grandfather more before it was too late.
A great account of an often ignored subject June 20, 2008
Ian J. Parker (UK)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
A grim and often horrific account of the men of the British Expeditionary Force that were left behind in France after the Dunkirk evacuation. The author describes the experiences of these men using a wide array of sources, including eye-witness accounts that pull no punches.
A very readable and fascinating book, although perhaps the editing could have been a little tighter, as the author sometimes repeats himself, and there are a fair number of errors in the text, though these are purely cosmetic.
Highly recommended.
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