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A review by circularcubes
Dunkirk: The History Behind the Major Motion Picture by Joshua Levine
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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.