The BEF in France, 1939–1940

The British Expeditionary Force (BEF) was the British force in Europe from 19391940 during the Second World War. Commanded by General Lord Gort, the BEF constit

The collapse of the French army in 1940 is a well-researched topic in Second World War Studies but a surprising gap in the historiography emerges when it comes

Covering the 1939-40 'Phoney War' in a single chapter, this official history focusses on the role of the BEF in defending Belgium and France from the fury of th

Between September 1939 and June 1940, the British Expeditionary Force confronted the German threat to France and Flanders with a confused mind-set, an uncertain

From the prewar development of the German war machine to the ultimate victory of the Allied coalition, here is an in-depth analysis of the battles that raged on

Conducted between 27 May and 4 June 1940, Operation Dynamo was the evacuation from Dunkirk of most of the British Expeditionary Force cut off and surrounded dur

Fransk Kapitulation, 1940; Fransk-Tyske Våbenstilstand, 1940; Somme; Weygand; Schlieffen-Plan; Maginot-linien; Kampvogne; Tanks; Versailles-traktaten; von Rund