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The Miracle of Dunkirk
- Narrated by: Jeff Cummings
- Length: 10 hrs and 4 mins
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On May 24, 1940, Hitler's armies were on the brink of a shattering military victory. Only 10 miles away, 400,000 Allied troops were pinned against the coast of Dunkirk. But just 11 days later, 338,000 men had been successfully evacuated to England. How did it happen? Walter Lord's remarkable account of how "the miracle of Dunkirk" came about is based on hundreds of interviews with survivors of all nations who fought among the sand dunes of northern France.
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- Nick
- 10-11-22
Appalling choice of reader
I could almost live with an American reader if they had chosen someone who didn't have that American arrogance in wilfully mispronouncing foreign words and placenames.
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- J. Wexler
- 07-11-22
Really fine job
Unlike some military history, this was not a dry recitation of troop movements. I really enjoyed it.
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- sean greene
- 12-05-22
Entertaining
Well read and very enjoyable.
Some accounts of the war are a bit dry and you can drift off a bit but this held my attention.
Well worth a listen.
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- Battleton
- 03-03-22
Classic account by a US author
Walter Lord was the well known American author of this classic account published in the early 1980s. That’s why the audio recording was made in the United States by… an American. Most Brits foul up pronunciation of French place names (and the names of US States) so criticism of mispronunciation is unfair. Just enjoy the great story told in superb detail.
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- M Hobbs
- 17-04-17
Great story but little research on pronunciation .
Thought the book was great but pronunciation of place names like Mar-git, Rams-git etc grated every time.
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- Anonymous User
- 13-11-21
Good book
very good account off the campaign. biggest thing I had was the narrator could not pronounce some of the English names including my hometown
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- Amy
- 19-05-17
Fascinating!
A wonderful insight into one of the most astounding events in our history. Full of personal accounts, and reports of how events played out. However, Sometimes it doesn't really convey the scope of the Fear and terror that would mostly likely have been experienced there. The narrator was excellent but I found the American accent a bit distracting from the distinctly British story at first, it took a bit of getting used to at the start.
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- R J Thorogood
- 19-03-23
Miracle of Dunkirk
I really enjoyed this book about Dunkirk. Really well written and the narration was excellent.
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- Andy Bates
- 21-08-21
Exceptionally Good
Outstanding compelling and brilliantly written account of this most dramatic of events. Thoroughly recommended brings history to life.
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- MR GRANT N CROWE
- 12-05-23
super. enjoyed it.
great narrator. yes surprised he was American at first for a Dunkirk book. yet great job by Jeff. read with energy and never dull to listen to him.
i have read other material about the evacuation and events. gave this a go because it was included with audible. no regrets.
if you are interested in this topic, well worth the ten hours listening.
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