Reexamines the Battle of Dunkirk through interviews, diaries and government documents and concludes it to be a defeat labelled as a victory by British propaganda in order to carry on the war.

Allies and enemies. Blitzkrieg ; The reluctant allies ; How France collapsed -- The British in Flanders. The sleeping partner wakes ; Into battle ; The fight at Arras ; The run for the coast -- Operation Dynamo. The dynamo turns : 26 May ; The day of the firebombs : 27 May ; Cloud cover : 28 May ; The defences hold : 29 May ; The haul off the beaches : 30 May ; Arm in arm! : 31 May ; Unfinished business : 1 June ; Stops and starts : 2 June ; The bitter end : 3 June ; Surrender -- The Dunkirk spirit. How the news was told ; The fight goes on.