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Ride Out the Storm

by Max Hennessy Book 2 in the WWII Naval Thrillers series.

First published 1975

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On 26 May 1940, Allied armies are trapped in northern France between the German advance and the Channel. Over the next nine days, naval vessels and a vast assortment of civilian craft attempt to carry hundreds of thousands of soldiers from Dunkirk to Britain. The novel follows the evacuation as a collective ordeal of confusion, courage, loss and improvised rescue.

The narrative reconstructs Operation Dynamo through soldiers, sailors and civilian boat crews rather than treating Dunkirk as a single heroic episode. It presents the evacuation as a logistical achievement shaped by defeat, congestion, air attack and individual endurance.

Historical Periods

World War II1939–1945 CE

Genres

Exploration & Survival Fiction Maritime Fiction War Fiction

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