{"product_id":"9780141332192-duty-calls-dunkirk","title":"Duty Calls: Dunkirk","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFriday 24th May, 1940 Private Johnny Hawke, aged sixteen, awakens to artillery fire. Hours later, Stukas scream down from the sky. Messerschmit fighters roar towards his regiment. Trucks burst into flames. Now men and mules lay dead and dying, severed limbs twisted grotesquely as blood soaks the cobbled streets.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDuty Calls: Dunkirk \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eby James Holland is a gripping true-to-life story about one of the most dramatic events of World War II.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'YOU WANTED TO SEE SOME ACTION - WELL YOU'RE GOING TO GET IT NOW. YOU'RE GOING TO GET IT NOW ALL RIGHT.'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFriday 24th May, 1940\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePrivate Johnny Hawke\u003c\/b\u003e, aged sixteen, awakens to artillery fire.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHours later, Stukas scream down from the sky. Messerschmit fighters roar towards his regiment. Trucks burst into flames.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow men and mules lay dead and dying, severed limbs twisted grotesquely as blood soaks the cobbled streets.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYoung Private Hawke just wants to do his duty and serve his country. But as he - and his fellow soldiers - prepare to stop the German advance, there's only one question on everyone's lips.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHOW WILL THEY SURVIVE?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Holland is a superb historian who knows his stuff' - \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJames Holland was born in Salisbury, Wiltshire, and studied history at Durham University. He is the bestselling author of numerous historical non-fiction titles and the Jack Tanner fiction series, and recently presented \u003ci\u003eBattle of Britain: The Real Story\u003c\/i\u003e on BBC2. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA member of the British Commission for Military History, his many interviews with veterans of the Second World War are available at the Imperial War Museum and are also archived at www.secondworldwarforum.com. \u003ci\u003eDuty Calls: Dunkirk\u003c\/i\u003e is his first novel for younger readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56449629421942,"sku":"9780141332192","price":7.23,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_32393530.jpg?v=1760446222","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780141332192-duty-calls-dunkirk","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}