Churchill’s Sacrifice of the Highland Division: France 1940
On 12 June 1940, more than a week after the last British troops had been evacuated from Dunkirk, the 51st (Highland) Division, Scotland’s pride, was forced to surrender to General Erwin Rommel at St Valéry-en-Caux in Normandy……
Reviews of Churchill’s Sacrifice of the Highland Division: France 1940
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‘Deftly combining detailed documentation with impressive first-hand accounts, David never forgets the human cost of this “unsavoury horse-trading”… [He] perfectly conveys the shock and the shame of these proud Highlanders, more than 10,000 of whom were sent to prison camps’.
"Ian Pindar, The Guardian
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David does full justice to this “forgotten piece” of history.
"Military Illustrated
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David proves conclusively that Churchill allowed the Highlanders to be cut off.
"Scotland on Sunday
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A well-researched history.
"The Times