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Dunkirk

The story of the miraculous evacuation of Allied soldiers from Belgium, Britain, Canada and France, who were cut off and surrounded by the German army from the beaches and harbour ...

Dunkirk

A British Corporal in France finds himself responsible for the lives of his men when their officer is killed. He has to get them back to Britain somehow. Meanwhile, British civilia...

Weekend at Dunkirk

In June 1940, during the Dunkirk evacuation of Allied troops to England, French sergeant Julien Maillat and his men debate whether to evacuate to Britain or stay and fight the Germ...

Operation Dunkirk

A band of soldiers tasked with staying behind during the Battle of Dunkirk to rescue a scientist with information that could turn the tide of the war must battle their way through ...

Digital Dunkirk

An in-depth documentary on the real-life coalition of U.S. veterans, federal agents, aid workers, and private citizens who mobilized independently as Kabul fell — ultimately coordi...

Digital Dunkirk

A look at the real-life coalition of U.S. veterans, federal agents, aid workers, and private citizens who mobilized independently as Kabul fell — ultimately coordinating what becam...

Behind the Line: Escape to Dunkirk

Occupied France, 1940. A Nazi Commander discovers one of his prisoners, Danny is a champion boxer. He forces him to fight for his company's entertainment. But the POWs realise they...

Great Escape at Dunkirk

As France fell to the German armies in May 1940, 400,000 Allied troops were trapped on the beaches of Dunkirk. Their annihilation seemed certain—a disaster that could have led to B...

Little Ships: The Miracle of Dunkirk

To mark the 70th anniversary of the Dunkirk evacuation, Dan Snow tells the story of the 'little ships' which made the perilous cross-channel voyage, as 50 of them return to France.

Dunkirk: The Real Story

At just before 7PM on May 26, 1940 Prime Minister Winston Churchill authorized ‘Operation Dynamo' to commence. By the time the operation came to an end on the night of June 4th, a ...

Last Days of Dunkirk

In the dark days of 1940, the British army has fallen back to the town of Dunkirk, desperately awaiting evacuation. Meanwhile, a few miles inland, the last survivor of his regiment...

The Other Side of Dunkirk

Powerful myths and misconceptions have shaped our understanding of the moment which changed the course of WW2 - the evacuation at Dunkirk in 1940. But what really happened at Dunki...

What Happened at Dunkirk?

Against all odds, the mass exodus from Dunkirk as depicted in the Christopher Nolan film, is one of the most miraculous triumphs of military history. When everything was against th...

The War File: Dunkirk: Battle for France

The heroic rescue of the stranded British expeditionary force from the beaches of Nothern France is now the stuff of legend. How was it that a catastrophic defeat was turned into o...

Dunkirk

Major factual drama telling the story of history's greatest maritime evacuation, after the World War II Battle of Dunkirk in May and June 1940.

Nova: Great Escape at Dunkirk

As France fell to the German armies in May 1940, 400,000 Allied troops were trapped on the beaches of Dunkirk. Their annihilation seemed certain—a disaster that could have led to B...

Dunkirk Anniversary

Dunkirk: Mission Impossible

Former marine JJ Chalmers gives a unique perspective on the evacuation of Dunkirk.