Dunkirk：The History Behind the Major Motion Picture

作者 Joshua Levine
出版社 William Morrow Paperbacks
出版时间 2017年6月
ISBN 9780062740304

内容简介

THEEPICTRUESTORYOFDUNKIRK—NOWAMAJORMOTIONPICTURE,WRITTENANDDIRECTEDBYCHRISTOPHERNOLAN,ANDSTARRINGKENNETHBRANAGH,TOMHARDY,ANDMARKRYLANCETheBattleofDunkirk,inMay/June1940,isrememberedasastunningdefeat,yetamajorvictoryaswell.TheNazishadbeatenbacktheAlliesandpushedthemacrossFrancetothenorthernportofDunkirk.Intheultimateraceagainsttime,morethan300,000AlliedsoldiersweredaringlyevacuatedacrosstheChannel.ThismomentofGermanaggressionwasusedbyWinstonChurchillasacalltoFranklinRoosevelttoenterthewar.Now,historianJoshuaLevineexploresthereallivesofthosesoldiers,bombedandstrafedonthebeachesfordaysonend,withoutfoodorammunition;thecivilianswhoseboatswereoverloaded;theairmenwhoriskedtheirlivestobuytheircompanionsonthegroundprecioustime;andthosewhodidnotescape.

作者简介

JoshuaLevinehaswrittensixbestsellinghistoriesincludingtitlesinthehugelypopular'ForgottenVoices'series.‘BeautyandAtrocity’,hisaccountoftheIrishTroubles,wasnominatedfortheWriters'GuildBookoftheYearaward.‘OnaWingandaPrayer’,hishistoryofthepilotsoftheFirstWorldWar,hasbeenturnedintoamajorBritishtelevisiondocumentary.HehaswrittenandpresentedanumberofprogrammesforBBCRadio4.Inapreviouslife,hewasacriminalbarrister.HelivesinLondon.

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