ABSTRACT

This is the Naval Staff History of "Operation Dynamo", originally published internally in 1949. British ships evacuated nearly 100,000 men of the BEF from the beaches, and over 200,000 from harbours. Other nations' vessels carried more than 30,000.

chapter I|3 pages

PRELIMINARY EVENTS 10TH-18TH MAY 1940

chapter IV|8 pages

MONDAY, 27TH MAY

chapter V|9 pages

TUESDAY, 28TH MAY

chapter VI|21 pages

WEDNESDAY, 29TH MAY

chapter VII|10 pages

THURSDAY, 30TH MAY

chapter VIII|19 pages

FRIDAY, 31ST MAY EVACUATION REACHES ITS ZENITH

chapter XII|9 pages

THE FINAL NIGHT, 3RD — 4TH JUNE

chapter XIII|7 pages

ANALYSIS OF THE OPERATION