The evacuation from Dunkirk on the French coast was hailed in
Britain as an extraordinary achievement and the ‘little ships of
Dunkirk’ swiftly entered the mythology of wartime brave deeds.
British soldiers wade out to a waiting destroyer off Dunkirk
during the evacuation. Troops evacuated from Dunkirk on a
destroyer about to berth at Dover, 31 May 1940. Troops evacuated
from Dunkirk enjoying tea and other refreshments at Addison Road
station in London, 31 May 1940. Some of the 'little ships' used
during the evacuation of Dunkirk being towed back along the
River Thames past Tower Bridge, 9 June 1940. German forces moved
into Dunkirk hours after the evacuation of the British
Expeditionary Force. Here German officers inspect a memorial on
the sea front at Dunkirk. Click through to the Collections item
to see licencing options At the end of the Second World War
Korea, which had formerly been occupied by the Japanese, was
divided along the 38th Parallel. The North soon fell under the
influence of the Soviet Union