THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER THE EPIC TRUE STORY OF DUNKIRK - NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY CHRISTOPHER NOLAN AND STARRING KENNETH BRANAGH TOM HARDY AND MARK RYLANCE. In 1940 at the French port of Dunkirk more than 300000 trapped Allied troops were dramatically rescued from destruction at the hands of Nazi Germany by an extraordinary seaborne evacuation. The true history of the soldiers sailors airmen and civilians involved in the nine-day skirmish has passed into legend. Now the story Winston Churchill described as a miracle is narrated by bestselling author Joshua Levine in its full sweeping context including new interviews with veterans and survivors. Told from the viewpoints of land sea and air Joshua Levines Dunkirk is a dramatic account of a defeat that paved the way to ultimate victory and preserved liberty for generations to come.