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The Other Side of Dunkirk

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16/02/2004

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Documentary taking a European look at the 1940 Dunkirk evacuation and the lead-up to it.

What really happened at the Dunkirk evacuation of 1940 and in the days leading up to it? Tim Pigott-Smith narrates this documentary which takes a European look at the crisis.

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 Dunkirk and in the crisis before the days of the evacuation? 

This documentary takes a European look at the crisis and asks new questions from a French and German perspective as well as from a British point of view. Featuring interviews with veterans and historians from all three key protagonists, providing revealing insights into the events of May and June 1940.

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