Hugh Sebag-Montefiore was a barrister before becoming a journalist and then an author; he wrote the best-selling Enigma: The Battle for the Code. One of his ancestors was evacuated from Dunkirk.
A searing story . . . both meticulous military history and a
deeply moving testimony to the extraordinary personal bravery of
individual soldiers -- Tim Gardam * The Times *
Sebag-Montefiore tells [the story] with gusto, a remarkable
attention to detail and an inexhaustible appetite for tracking down
the evidence -- Richard Overy * Telegraph *
Several fine books have been written about "the miracle of
Dunkirk", but none better than this -- Andrew Roberts * Mail
on Sunday *
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