Warships at Dunkirk 1940

Angus Konstam (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

48 Seiten

2026
Osprey Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-4728-7255-5 (ISBN)

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Illustrated throughout, this uncovers the hundreds of British and French warships in theDunkirk evacuation, whose actions have been overshadowed by the fame of the ‘Little Ships’.

Illustrated throughout, this uncovers the hundreds of British and French warships in the Dunkirk evacuation, whose actions have been overshadowed by the fame of the ‘Little Ships’.

In this book, naval historian Angus Konstam examines the backbone of the Dunkirk evacuation fleet: the warships of the Royal Navy and French Navy that were ordered into action to rescue the British Expeditionary Force. Nearly 50 destroyers, an anti-aircraft cruiser, and more than 200 MTBs, minesweepers, trawlers, and other small warships were involved, as many as could be spared without recklessly endangering naval strength. He highlights the lack of decent anti-aircraft defences available to the Allies in 1940, and shows how improvised weaponry were used to help fend off the Stukas. Dunkirk was the first naval operation of World War II to be carried out under sustained air attack, and nearly a fifth of the destroyers and a quarter of the smaller vessels were sunk, with more badly damaged.

Illustrated with archive photos, profiles illustrating the range of both British and French warships involved, and dramatic original artwork, this studies the naval side of the greatest evacuation of World War II.

Angus Konstam is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and has written widely on naval history, with well over a hundred books in print. He is a former Royal Navy officer, maritime archaeologist and museum curator, who has worked in the Royal Armouries, Tower of London, and Mel Fisher Maritime Museum. Now a full-time author and historian, he lives in Orkney. Edouard A. Groult is a French-born illustrator and history enthusiast, who lives and works near London.

INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND
Operation Dynamo
A fast-moving situation
Boulogne and Calais
The evacuation plan
Sunday 26 May–Monday 27 May
Tuesday 28 May–Wednesday 29 May
Thursday 30 May–Friday 31 May
Saturday 1 June–Sunday 2 June
THE BRITISH CONTINGENT
THE FRENCH CONTINGENT
WARSHIPS IN ACTION
WARSHIP SPECIFICATIONS
Royal Navy
Marine Nationale
FURTHER READING
INDEX

Erscheint lt. Verlag	21.5.2026
Reihe/Serie	New Vanguard
Illustrationen	Edouard A. Groult
Zusatzinfo	Illustrated throughout with 40 photos and 8 pages of colour illustrations
Sprache	englisch
Maße	184 x 248 mm
Themenwelt	Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Militärfahrzeuge / -flugzeuge / -schiffe
	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► 1918 bis 1945
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
ISBN-10	1-4728-7255-X / 147287255X
ISBN-13	978-1-4728-7255-5 / 9781472872555
Zustand	Neuware