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World Service,26 May 2010,10 mins

Left Behind at Dunkirk

Witness History

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It's 70 years since hundreds of boats rescued thousands of British troops from the beaches of Northern France during the Second World War. But what about the men left behind at Dunkirk? Helena Merriman has been talking to one of them. (Photo: British soldiers fight a rearguard action during the evacuation at Dunkirk, shooting rifles at attacking aircraft. Bombs are exploding in the sea.) (Credit: Grierson/Getty Images)

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