Thirty-five years after the event, 3,000 veterans return to the beaches from which they escaped captivity in 1940. In their early 20s then, these middle-aged men still recall the events of long ago. ' I was sitting on the beach eating a tin of pineapple, the first food for three days ... '
The War veterans pay homage to their fallen comrades in this two-day journey into the past.
Producer DEREK SMITH