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write_of_passages's review against another edition
5.0
This book very much blends between history and film studies. If you are looking for a book that focuses solely on either of these topics you'll be disappointed. However, as a composite of the two, it is quite excellent at giving the history as well as how it translates into the film. Quite fascinating for a student of Public History as I am.
hilaryjsc's review against another edition
3.0
Shout out to watching Mrs. Miniver with my grandmother. Propaganda value aside, this story is incredible.
ann219's review
5.0
I would read the book first. Before you see the movie. I sow the movie first before read the book but the book tell you more about the war between London and Germany .
ann2190's review
5.0
I would read the book first. Before you see the movie. I sow the movie first before read the book but the book tell you more about the war between London and Germany .
emiann2023's review
5.0
I don't know what inspired me to pick this audiobook up.
Okay, well, maybe I do know a little. I really like the narrator Jonathan Keeble. But the topic is not one that I know much of or really have a ton of interest in.
But this is at once a modern perspective on a pivotal moment in history and a contemporary account of a harrowing couple of weeks during the worst period of human history. And something that disparate really shouldn't work. But somehow it does. I found myself really enjoying this read, for both perspectives and the humorous anecdotes that made the story feel present and real.
Okay, well, maybe I do know a little. I really like the narrator Jonathan Keeble. But the topic is not one that I know much of or really have a ton of interest in.
But this is at once a modern perspective on a pivotal moment in history and a contemporary account of a harrowing couple of weeks during the worst period of human history. And something that disparate really shouldn't work. But somehow it does. I found myself really enjoying this read, for both perspectives and the humorous anecdotes that made the story feel present and real.
circularcubes's review
4.0
3.5 stars
This book was kind of all over the place, but I personally enjoyed it quite a lot . I'm not entirely sure how this book came to be - Joshua Levine was the historical advisor for Christopher Nolan's Dunkirk and has written many other books about WWII in England, so it seems natural for him to write a tie-in book for the film. It seems to have been written for fans of the film who would want to read about how the film was put together and learn about the historical realities of the retreat, evacuation, and cultural milieu of the late 1930's. Happily, I fall into both camps, but even I admit that it was strange to see references to a 21st century film slotted into a book about the nitty-gritty of what went down in May 1940. I think this would have been a stronger book if it had committed to telling the story of the making of the film, or if it had stuck to the facts and nothing but the facts. Nonetheless, I am a huge fan of the film and a huge history buff with penchant for the details, so I enjoyed this book, as strange a mix as it was. I'm not sure how it'll fare in 20 years, but I enjoyed it for what it is in the here and now.
This book was kind of all over the place, but I personally enjoyed it quite a lot . I'm not entirely sure how this book came to be - Joshua Levine was the historical advisor for Christopher Nolan's Dunkirk and has written many other books about WWII in England, so it seems natural for him to write a tie-in book for the film. It seems to have been written for fans of the film who would want to read about how the film was put together and learn about the historical realities of the retreat, evacuation, and cultural milieu of the late 1930's. Happily, I fall into both camps, but even I admit that it was strange to see references to a 21st century film slotted into a book about the nitty-gritty of what went down in May 1940. I think this would have been a stronger book if it had committed to telling the story of the making of the film, or if it had stuck to the facts and nothing but the facts. Nonetheless, I am a huge fan of the film and a huge history buff with penchant for the details, so I enjoyed this book, as strange a mix as it was. I'm not sure how it'll fare in 20 years, but I enjoyed it for what it is in the here and now.
hilmi_isa2023's review against another edition
informative
medium-paced
3.0
At first, I thought this is just a re-issue of Joshua Levine previous work, Forgotten Voice of Dunkirk, and released as a tie-in of the upcoming film of Dunkirk in 2017. However, it's not so. This is entirely new work with additional insights and correlation with the film. As historical adviser of the film,he also explained how several scenes in the film are actually inspired by real historical events which happened during evacuation of Dunkirk 1940.