I Was There

The British Expeditionary Force lay trapped on the beaches of Dunkirk.

On August 9th 1940, three hundred German aircraft flew over South-East England and as the Battle of Britain was being fought over the skies.

On August 23rd 1940 the Luftwaffe launched the biggest bombing attack on Great Britain since “The Day of the Eagle”.

Prime Minister Winston Churchill was concerned that middle-aged men were being cold-shouldered from service, and so, on 14th May 1940.

On the 6th June 1944, 19 year old Jim Ryan, a tank driver in the Westminster Dragoons, finally came ashore on “Sword” beach.

Winston Churchill became Great Britain’s Prime Minister on 10th May 1940, after the country had finally lost all faith in the great appeaser.