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Historical black and white photograph from 1940 showing thousands of Allied soldiers queued on the beaches of Dunkirk during the evacuation. This header image includes the title 'THE MIRACLE OF DUNKIRK' on a black top banner. Continue reading...

Did the Battle of Dunkirk stop the Axis winning WWII?

The Long Reads📜 | Bite-Size History The Miracle of Dunkirk: How Operation Dynamo Saved an Army. Examining the theories and counter-theories from May-June 1940 The “Conventional” Wisdom about the Battle of Dunkirk and Operation Dynamo The successful, relentless advance by German Army Group A under the direction of Generaloberst Gerd von Rundstedt, under operation Fall Gelb (Case Yellow), left over 400,000 Allied troops trapped at Dunkirk, their backs to the sea, forced to abandon all their…

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Black and white historical photograph of the USS Arizona sinking under a thick cloud of black smoke during the Pearl Harbor attack, featuring "The Long Reads" branding for Jon & Caz Cole. Continue reading...

Was the 1941 Pearl Harbor attack avoidable?

The Long Reads📜 | Bite-Size History A day of infamy. Analysing the evidence of Japan’s declaration on war on the US. Where were you when the Twin Towers were attacked? Where were you when American President J.F. Kennedy was assassinated? Do you know where you were when Princess Diana tragically died? For certain generations, that pivotal seismic event was the Japanese bombing of the US Naval Station at Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941. And…

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