Just when a German victory seemed inevitable, Hitler's unexplained hesitation at Dunkirk changed the course of WWII. And it ...

Many were. But in the spring of 1940, the Battle of Dunkirk turned out to be one of the most successful military evacuations in history, as the British Navy and civilian ship rescued 330,000 soldiers.

But this merely means that the myths of Dunkirk have overstated the importance of the battle, not that the battle itself wasn’t important. 215,000 men of the BEF contingent itself would ...

But this merely means that the myths of Dunkirk have overstated the importance of the battle, not that the battle itself wasn’t important. 215,000 men of the BEF contingent itself would ...

The Battle of Dunkirk was a spectacular defeat for the British, yet the retreat is a point of pride in Britain today. Robert Siegel speaks with historian Andrew Roberts, about the movie Dunkirk.

But there’s just one problem — the film depicts a World War II battle that took place before America entered the war, which means to U.S. audiences, it might as well be the Battle of Gaugamela.

Director Christopher Nolan's Dunkirk is earning rave reviews for its you-are-there depiction of the Battle of Dunkirk — the heroic small-boat evacuation of British and Allied troops pinned down ...

Related: A Battle Of Dunkirk Veteran Gives The New Film An Emotional Review » Sturdy, who lost friends at Dunkirk, said he hopes the film highlights the tragic nature of war for viewers.

In the early days of World War II the battle of Dunkirk was one of the most climactic battles. It is said that the Axis powers allowed time for the Allies to be rescued from the coastal city which ...

The battle of Dunkirk was not a victory, but a successful evacuation, and Nolan doesn't try to give it the contours of a conventional tale of triumph. When France fell to Hitler in 1940, it left ...

Making of ‘Dunkirk’: Christopher Nolan’s Obsessive $100M Re-creation of the Pivotal WWII Battle "It was one of the most extreme things I've ever done," says the director of the grueling ...