Soldados aliados de Bélgica, el Imperio Británico y Francia están rodeados por el ejército alemán y se intenta evacuarlos en una feroz batalla en Dunkerque, Francia, durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial.
La escritora novata Briony Tallis, de trece años, cambia irrevocablemente el curso de varias vidas cuando acusa al amante de su hermana mayor de un crimen.
Drama ambientado en 1940, cuando Winston Churchill se convierte en primer ministro británico en un momento realmente crucial de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, pues los nazis avanzan imparables conquistando prácticamente la totalidad del continente europeo y amenazando con una invasión a Inglaterra. Churchill deberá entonces explorar la posibilidad de un tratado de paz con Alemania, o ser fiel a sus ideales y luchar por la liberación de Europa.
Durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial, una familia inglesa, que vive en un pequeño pueblo, logra sobrevivir a los bombardeos alemanes. La madre se encuentra al frente de la casa esperando que su hijo y su marido regresen de la guerra.
A British Corporal in France finds himself responsible for the lives of his men when their officer is killed. He has to get them back to Britain somehow. Meanwhile, British civilians are being dragged into the war with Operation Dynamo, the scheme to get the French and British forces back from the Dunkirk beaches. Some come forward to help, others were less willing.
In June 1940, during the Dunkirk evacuation of Allied troops to England, French sergeant Julien Maillat and his men debate whether to evacuate to Britain or stay and fight the German troops that are closing-in from all directions.
A band of soldiers tasked with staying behind during the Battle of Dunkirk to rescue a scientist with information that could turn the tide of the war must battle their way through dangerous Nazi territory to complete their mission.
The story of the HMS Torrin, from its construction to its sinking in the Mediterranean during action in World War II. The ship's first and only commanding officer is Captain E.V. Kinross, who trains his men not only to be loyal to him and the country, but—most importantly—to themselves.
Francia ocupada, 1940. Un comandante nazi descubre que uno de sus prisioneros, Danny, es un campeón de boxeo. Lo obliga a luchar por el entretenimiento de su compañía. Pero los prisioneros de guerra se dan cuenta de que pueden usar estos concursos como cobertura para una audaz fuga. Esto, antes de ser enviados a Alemania, donde escapar será casi imposible. Su destino y libertad pueden depender de cuánto tiempo pueda seguir luchando Danny.
Two soldiers are thrown together and make their way through German-occupied Dunkirk. After several agonising close calls they make it within sight of safety. A split second decision gives only one of them a chance at survival.
Set in working class Newcastle, the Stott family fight their private battles against the backdrop of the conflict of World War II. Helen Stott, over thirty and with a limp, is resigned to being left on the shelf until she meets and falls in love with Norman, a serviceman from London. In contrast, her younger sister Joyce has quite a way with men, and finds herself a little too popular with the troops, especially when her husband pops up on leave from his regiment.
To mark the 70th anniversary of the Dunkirk evacuation, Dan Snow tells the story of the 'little ships' which made the perilous cross-channel voyage, as 50 of them return to France.
At just before 7PM on May 26, 1940 Prime Minister Winston Churchill authorized ‘Operation Dynamo' to commence. By the time the operation came to an end on the night of June 4th, a total of 338,226 Belgian, French and British soldiers had been rescued by a hastily assembled fleet of over 800 boats. With rare historical archival footage from both the German and British sides, this is the real story.