Flames of Calais by Airey Neave
A Soldier's Battle, 1940. The defense of Calais in late May 1940 remains one of the most striking examples of selfless courage and sacrifice. Winston Churchill, in one of his first actions as Prime Minister, ordered 29 Brigade across the Channel as a desperate diversionary measure to save the British Expeditionary Force from wholesale annihilation. The Brigade had orders not to evacuate or surrender, and casualties were extremely heavy. Airey Neave, who was wounded and captured at Calais, has written a definitive first-hand account of the battle, which has stood the test of time.
Airey Neave: Airey Neave served as an intelligence agent for MI9 in World War Two before later becoming Member of Parliament for Abingdon. The author of several highly acclaimed books on the second World War, he died in 1979 in an IRA a car-bomb attack at the House of Commons.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780340105337 |
| ISBN 10 | 034010533X |
| Title | Flames of Calais |
| Author | Airey Neave |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Hodder And Stoughton Ltd |
| Year published | 1972-10-09 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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