b'THE BATTLES FORScan here DUNKIRKfor the full itinerarySPIRIT, MYTHS AND MIRACLES410 September 2026 Historical Background7 days When Hitlers panzers reached the French Atlantic coast at Noyelles-sur-Mer Expert Historian: on 20th May 1940, just ten days after the launch of the Blitzkrieg in the West, Col (retd) Bob Kershaw it appeared that the fate of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) was sealed. Yet during the last week of May and beginning of June some 338,000 British Activity Level: 2 and French troops were evacuated under fire by the little ships and British Royal Navy over nine days, from the beaches and harbour of Dunkirk. The epic action snatched moral victory from the jaws of a catastrophic British This insightful tour explores eventsdefeat creating an incomplete German victory. Importantly America was now surrounding both the fighting retreat and theconvinced that Britain would continue to fight.Miracle of Dunkirk: the evacuation of the BEF. It will explain how, utilising fresh research, the Germans failed to grasp the opportunity and allowed their foe to escape their clutches. During this most comprehensive tour we evaluate the towns of Boulogne, Calais and Dunkirk in a new light; explore the delightful rural hinterland interlaced with the myriad of inland waterways that played such an important part in the defence; walk along stunning beaches bordered between azure sea and the sand dunes that offered limited cover; and enjoy wonderfully situatedFrench hotels.Day 1Operation Dynamo Depart Ashford International station 0930 DynamoHQ at Dover Castle tunnels, Channel Tunnel crossing, hotel in Boulognearea (2 nights) (D)Day 2 Germans reach the sea Attack on Boulogne Noyelles-sur-Mer, battlefor Boulogne (B,D)Day 3 Siege of Calais Fort de la Creche, siege of Calais, hotel in Dunkirk(4 nights) (B,D)Day 4 First attacks Gravelines, Cassel, Wormhoudt/Esquelbecq massacre (B,D)Day 5 Attacks from the east Nieuwpoort, Zuydcoote Military Hospital,De Panne and Bray Dunes evacuation beaches, wrecks (B)Day 6Attacks from the south and the fall of Dunkirk Bergues, Furnes Canal,ESSENTIALS Fort des Dunes, Dunkirk street fighting, Malo les Bains beach,the Eastern Mole, Princess Elizabeth (B,D)4-star hotels, meals as indicated,Day 7Last respects and home Dunkirk Memorial to the Missing/GWGC,drinks with dinner, all entrance fees,return Channel Tunnel crossing, Arrive Ashford International stationtour manager and expert historianmid-afternoon (B)throughout, all internal travel,optional travel from UK.www.theculturalexperience.com I info@theculturalexperience.com I UK0345 475 1815 I USA(toll-free) 877 209 5620 www.theculturalexperience.com I info@theculturalexperience.com I UK0345 475 1815 I USA(toll-free) 877 209 5620 655926 TCE BROCHURE 2025-26_Aug25.indd 65 22/08/2025 13:35'