As German armored columns moved to seal off French ports from retreating British troops in 1940, Winston Churchill had few reserves he could commit. In an attempt to delay the Germans at Boulogne, Churchill sent in two battalions of the Irish Guards and Welsh Guards in a hastily-organized amphibious landing. In Battleground Europe style, eyewitness accounts and original photographs provide previously unknown details. A guide is also provided to the monuments, battle sites and accommodations in this historic city as they are today.
Chapter 2. WAR IS BETTER THAN FOXHUNTING
Chapter 3. AN INCONVENIENT AND TIRESOME MOMENT
Chapter 4. WHEN YOU’VE KILLED TWELVE GERMANS YOU CAN COME HOME
Chapter 5. THEN THE PANZER SHALL BECOME OUR IRON GRAVE
Chapter 6. A CHANGE FROM PUBLIC DUTIES
Chapter 8. THE SCRAP IRON FLOTILLA
Chapter 9. MY LITTLE FORCE FOUGHT MOST SPLENDIDLY
TOUR 1. The Outer Perimeter to the East and South-East held by 2 Welsh Guards
TOUR 2. The Outer Perimeter to the South and South West held by 2 Irish Guards
TOUR 3. From the German Assault on Fort de la Creche to the Final Stand at the Gare Maritime