Ebook: The BEF in France 1939-1940: Manning the Front Through to the Dunkirk Evacuation

The British Expeditionary Force (BEF) was the British force in Europe from 1939-1940 during the Second World War. Commanded by General Lord Gort, the BEF constituted one-tenth of the defending Allied force. The British Expeditionary Force was started in 1938 in readiness for a perceived threat of war after Germany annexed Austria in March 1938 and the claims on the Sudetenland, which led to the invasion of Czechoslovakia in March 1939. After the French and British had promised to defend Poland, the German invasion of that country began and war was declared on 3 September 1939. The BEF was sent.;Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Introduction; List Of Illustrations; The Despatches; Chapter 1: Despatches On Operations Of The British Expeditionary Force, France and Belgium, 3 September 1939 To 31 May 1940, By General The Viscount Gort; Chapter 2: Operation Dynamo: The Evacuation Of The Allied Armies From Dunkirk and Neighbouring BeachesBy Vice Admiral Bertram Ramsay; Chapter 3: Despatches On Operations Of The British ExpeditionaryForce, France From 12 June 1940 to 19 June 1940, By Lieutenant-General Sir Alan Brooke.