DUNKIRK and the Battle of France and Flanders 1939-40
Audiobook CD on CD41 label
ISBN: 978-0-9554335-9-7

Dunkirk and the Battle of France and Flanders features 70 minutes of rare material recorded between October 1939 and June 1940. Many are contemporary first-hand accounts by officers and men of the British Expeditionary Force, both during the 'Phoney War' period and during the military campaign in May 1940, culminating in the miraculous evacuation of 338,000 men from the beaches of Dunkirk. The extended CD includes a detailed booklet, featuring archive images and historical notes by James Hayward. To read liner notes and recording information click here. To purchase CD click here


DUNKIRK & THE BATTLE OF FRANCE AND FLANDERS CD41-028 £10
On this unique archive audiobook CD, recordings by named individuals include RAF Hurricane ace Edgar 'Cobber' Kain of 73 Squadron, George Parkes of 7 Royal Tank Regiment, Richard 'Gunbuster' Austin of 92 Field Regiment RA, and Edward Parker, coxswain of the Margate Lifeboat. The CD also covers the airborne invasion of Holland, including an account of the escape of the Sadler's Wells Ballet Company by Constant Lambert. Other historic recordings include the first stirring speech by Winston Churchill as Prime Minister on 19 May, the resignation of Neville Chamberlain, the Fall of Calais, landmark BBC news bulletins, J.B. Priestley's historic Postscript to the News on the fabled Little Ships, and 'blue pencil' humour from Jack Warner in Garrison Theatre. All materials are authentic wartime recordings which have been carefully digitally remastered for CD. The booklet features archive images and detailed historical notes. Full tracklist: The BEF - Irish Regiment Moves Up, Field Conditions - France, Fairey Battle Reconnaissance, The Phoney War - Life at the Front, News Bulletin - Denmark and Norway Invaded, Garrison Theatre - Jack Warner, Hurricane Ace - 'Cobber' Kain, News Bulletin - Low Couintries Invaded, German Paratroops at Leiden, Allied Troops Enter Belgium, Neville Chamberlain Resigns, Ballet Company Escapes from Holland, BEF in Action in Belgium, Winston Churchill's First Broadcast as Prime Minister, Tank Battle Near Arras, BEF Experiences 4 Soldiers, Fall of Calais, Operation Dynamo - Scenes at Dover, Gun Buster - Return Via Dunkirk, The Little Ships - Margate Lifeboat, J.B. Priestley - Postscript to the News, Second BEF Embarks, If We Play Up For The Side.

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