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Ride Out the Storm
The incredible account of the nine days which decided the Second World War.
26 May, 1940: The allies, faced with a shameful defeat, are trapped between the onslaught of the mighty German army and the tumult of the ocean’s waves. Those that do not die face capture and surrender to the Nazis.
Nine days later more than a quarter of a million men have been rescued, returned safely to the shores of England, and saved by an assorted flotilla of barges, tugs, rowing boats and dinghies.
This is the story of a mass exodus across the Channel, the miraculous story of Dunkirk.
An awe-inspiring account of the evacuation which won the Allies the war, full to the brim with action and historical research, perfect for fans of Alexander Fullerton, David McDine and Alan Evans.
313 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 25, 2019
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November 9, 2022
Spoilers ahead. This is a story of the Dunkirk evacuation done in the style of Stephen Ambrose's D-Day. But since this book was published in 1975 and D-Day in 1994, I would have to say Max Hennessy did it first but Ambrose did it better.
Both books follow a group of diverse characters going through the events and the books cycle through them alternately day by day. But Hennessy's characters and experiences are less gripping and the events more confused. I had a hard time following some of the characters and sometimes forgot where they were or even who they were because some lines had more than one character.
I think Ambrose did a better job because I was more vested in his characters and the events seemed more engrossing and better organized. Of course Ambrose's characters were also real people but that should not make a difference in the writing. He simply did a better job.
I was going to dnf it at one point but decided to finish it in the end. I actually think this book would have been better if it was edited so that each character's story was separated out.
Both books follow a group of diverse characters going through the events and the books cycle through them alternately day by day. But Hennessy's characters and experiences are less gripping and the events more confused. I had a hard time following some of the characters and sometimes forgot where they were or even who they were because some lines had more than one character.
I think Ambrose did a better job because I was more vested in his characters and the events seemed more engrossing and better organized. Of course Ambrose's characters were also real people but that should not make a difference in the writing. He simply did a better job.
I was going to dnf it at one point but decided to finish it in the end. I actually think this book would have been better if it was edited so that each character's story was separated out.
November 29, 2020
A surprisingly good page turner
This multiple strand tale of a few climactic days works surprisingly well. It paints a picture of heroism, pain and loss that keeps the pages turning and maintains the cohesion of events that move forward to link with the key facts of the Dunkirk evacuation of the BEF.
This multiple strand tale of a few climactic days works surprisingly well. It paints a picture of heroism, pain and loss that keeps the pages turning and maintains the cohesion of events that move forward to link with the key facts of the Dunkirk evacuation of the BEF.
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