Troops wade out to waiting ships at Dunkirk, France, which will return them to the safety of the British mainland; May-June 1940.


Narrow Escape

Operation Dynamo - British and French troops wait in line for their turn to be rescued from the beach of Dunkirk, France.
 


Backs to the wall on the beach

Allied soldiers, French and predominantly British, trapped on the beaches of Dunkirk, France, waiting to be evacuated to the safety of England, while enduring the pounding of the Luftwaffe; June 1940.