If you have not read Andrew Roberts's history of the Second World War, you are in for a treat. An excerpt:
"The last man off the beaches at Dunkirk was Major-General Harold Alexander, commander of the 1st Division, who showed superb sangfroid throughout the evacuation. 'Our position is catastrophic,' a Staff officer told him there. 'I'm sorry,' he replied. 'I don't understand long words.'"
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