Love it or loathe it, the five-minute tracking shot on Dunkirk beach is the pivotal scene in Joe Wright‘s “Atonement.” The evacuation of Dunkirk, a moral victory snatched from the jaws of a ...

There are few events in the history of war comparable to the evacuation of the British Expeditionary Force from the French beach at Dunkirk in the late spring of 1940. It is an episode that repays ...

In late May, 60 years ago, the Nazis had the British Expeditionary Force and a large remnant of the French Army backed up on a beach near the port of Dunkerque. They were, as an old soldier with a ...

The Daily Express marked the miracle of Dunkirk with the headline on May 31,1940: "Tens of Thousands Safely Home Already... Many more coming." British soldiers were still being lifted from the Dunkirk ...

"The Dunkirk Spirit" is a phrase known to British citizens of all backgrounds and a source of pride for many. It refers to the ability to succeed under impossible circumstances. That capacity is ...

Few films succeed in building such emotional depth as writer and director Christopher Nolan’s latest masterpiece, “Dunkirk.” The film achieves greatness not with high drama or special effects, but ...

A new short film tells the story of Poole’s vital role in the miracle of the Dunkirk evacuation 85 years ago. The 30-minute documentary has been commissioned by the Poole Maritime Trust to mark the ...

This edition of the Readout may find you sitting in the dark. In the last few minutes the National Grid has started its first energy saving exercise. Customers who have volunteered will be asked not ...

It was a national humiliation to have to abandon the continent to Nazi rule, but the process of the British Expeditionary Force’s escape demonstrated national reserves of pluck (the “Dunkirk spirit”) ...