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About this book
This detailed biography brings to life one of the greatest military heroes of WWII—and demonstrates why his contributions were crucial to Allied victory.
At the outbreak of the Second World War, Admiral Sir Bertram Ramsay masterminded the evacuation of some 330,000 members of the British Expeditionary Force from Dunkirk. He went on to play a crucial role in the invasion of Sicily and the planning and execution of the D-Day invasion, where he commanded the 7,000 ships that delivered Allied forces to the beaches of Normandy. All this from a man who had retired in 1938—only to be persuaded back to the service by Winston Churchill himself.
In 1944, Ramsay was promoted to Admiral and appointed Naval Commander-in-Chief for the D-Day naval expeditionary force. A year later, he died in a mysterious air crash. Though Ramsay's legacy has been remembered by the Royal Navy, his key role in the Allied victory has been widely forgotten. Now biographer Brian Izzard corrects this oversight, arguing that without Ramsay the outcome of both Dunkirk and D-Day—and perhaps the entire war—could have been very different.
At the outbreak of the Second World War, Admiral Sir Bertram Ramsay masterminded the evacuation of some 330,000 members of the British Expeditionary Force from Dunkirk. He went on to play a crucial role in the invasion of Sicily and the planning and execution of the D-Day invasion, where he commanded the 7,000 ships that delivered Allied forces to the beaches of Normandy. All this from a man who had retired in 1938—only to be persuaded back to the service by Winston Churchill himself.
In 1944, Ramsay was promoted to Admiral and appointed Naval Commander-in-Chief for the D-Day naval expeditionary force. A year later, he died in a mysterious air crash. Though Ramsay's legacy has been remembered by the Royal Navy, his key role in the Allied victory has been widely forgotten. Now biographer Brian Izzard corrects this oversight, arguing that without Ramsay the outcome of both Dunkirk and D-Day—and perhaps the entire war—could have been very different.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Author’s Note
- Foreword by Admiral the Lord West of Spithead
- Chapter 1: The Banished Warrior
- Chapter 2: A Ramsay Who Riled Wellington
- Chapter 3: War Breaks Out
- Chapter 4: New Horizons
- Chapter 5: Battle of the Admirals
- Chapter 6: King of the Castle
- Chapter 7: The Troops Head to France
- Chapter 8: Operation Dynamo
- Chapter 9: Tuesday 28 May
- Chapter 10: Wednesday 29 May
- Chapter 11: Thursday 30 May
- Chapter 12: Friday 31 May
- Chapter 13: Saturday 1 June
- Chapter 14: Sunday 2 June
- Chapter 15: Monday 3 June
- Chapter 16: Tuesday 4 June
- Chapter 17: The Men Left Behind
- Chapter 18: Mutiny
- Chapter 19: Threat of Invasion
- Chapter 20: 1941
- Chapter 21: The Great Escape
- Chapter 22: Go to It!
- Chapter 23: Operation Torch
- Chapter 24: The Burning Torch
- Chapter 25: The Tide Turns
- Chapter 26: Onwards to Sicily
- Chapter 27: Neptune’s Call
- Chapter 28: We’re Going!
- Chapter 29: Breaking Out
- Chapter 30: The Last Flight
- Chapter 31: Mystery of the Crash
- Chapter 32: Ramsay’s Legacy
- Appendices
- Bibliography
- Endnotes
- Plate section