Mastermind of Dunkirk and D-Day

Mastermind of Dunkirk and D-Day The Vision of Admiral Sir Bertram Ramsay Author:Brian Izzard Format:Hardcover Dimensions:6" x 9" Pages:288 Photos:30 images Publisher:Casemate ISBN:9781612008387 Item No. 9781612008387 This is the first major biography of Admiral Sir Bertram Ramsay in fifty years. Ramsay masterminded the evacuation of the British Expeditionary Force from Dunkirk in 1940. Initially, it was thought that 40,000 troops at most could be rescued. But Ramsay's planning and determination led to some 330,000 being brought back to fight another day, although the Royal Navy and the Merchant Navy paid a high price in ships and men. Ramsay continued to play a crucial role in the conduct of the Second World War – the invasion of Sicily in 1943 was successful in large part due to his vision, and he had a key role in the planning and execution of the D-Day invasion – coordinating and commanding the 7,000 ships that