The Courgain, Calais

The Courgain, Calais

A view of the fisherman's quarter of Calais, the Courgain, the site of the last fighting during the 1940 siege of Calais on the afternoon of 26 May 1940.
 The War at Sea, 1939-1945, Volume I: The Defensive, S. W. Roskill. This first volume in the British official history of the war at sea covers the period from the outbreak of the war through to the first British disasters in the Pacific in December 1941. Amongst other topics it covers the Norwegian campaign, the evacuation from Dunkirk and the first two years of the Battle of the Atlantic. The text is meticulously researched, and is rooted in a detailed study of wartime records, both British and German. [see more]
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How to cite this article: Rickard, J (19 February 2008), The Courgain, Calais , http://www.historyofwar.org/Pictures/pictures_calais_courgain.html

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