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It was a Great EscapeAdrian Hamilton: 'A great escape? Dunkirk was actually a humiliation for British forces'
The Evacuation of Dunkirk, which began 70 years ago, was no military miracle. It was a humiliation for British forces, writes Adrian Hamilton, whose father was there
Friday 21 May 2010 00:00 BST
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Adrian Hamilton: 'A great escape? Dunkirk was actually a humiliation
The Evacuation of Dunkirk, which began 70 years ago, was no military miracle. It was a humiliation for British forces, writes Adrian Hamilton, whose father was therewww.independent.co.uk
His biggest surprise was the reception that the defeated and bedraggled troops got on landing in Margate. "There were thousands of people cheering us," he later recorded in his memoirs. "I felt desperately humiliated that we had done so little and yet were being greeted as heroes."
Yes, it was. And frankly, a prelude of the many bad decisions to come from Hitler.It was a Great Escape

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