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BOOK LIST

This list is not intended to be exhaustive, but it details many of the better-known books covering the Dunkirk retreat and evacuation from various perspectives. While many make some reference to specific Little Ships, those that attempt to provide lists, comprehensive or otherwise, are noted.

B.E.F. Ships before, at and after Dunkirk

B.E.F. Ships before, at and after Dunkirk

John de S. Winser

Publisher: World Ship Society

Publication Date: 1999

ISBN: 0-905617-91-6

Incorporates a detailed list of Dunkirk Vessels

Dunkirk

Dunkirk

A.D.Divine

Publisher: Faber & Faber

Publication Date: 1945/2018

ISBN: 978-0-571-34257-0

Facsimile publication in 2018. Also published as The Nine Days of Dunkirk (1959)

Dunkirk: Fight to the Last Man

Dunkirk: Fight to the Last Man

Hugh Sebag-Montefiore

Publisher: Viking

Publication Date: 2006

ISBN: 978-0-670-91082-3

No list of Vessels

The Ships Involved in Operation Dynamo

The Ships Involved in Operation Dynamo

Jean Poirrez & Keith Batchelor

Publisher: Dunkirk Historical Society

Publication Date: 2018

ISSN: 0769-4539

Probably the most extensive list of vessels published to date

Dunkirk and the Little Ships

Dunkirk and the Little Ships

Philip Weir

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Publication Date: 2020

ISBN: 978-1-78442-375-9

Describes many ADLS Vessels

Their Greatest Hour

Their Greatest Hour

Philip Watson

Publisher: Helion & Company

Publication Date: 2023

ISBN: 978-1-8045-1496-2

No list of vessels

Dunkirk: From Disaster to Deliverance

Dunkirk: From Disaster to Deliverance

Sinclair McKay

Publisher: Aurum Press

Publication Date: 2014

ISBN: 978-1-78131-293-3

No list, but mention of specific actions of several vessels

Dunkirk Little Ships

Dunkirk Little Ships

Nigel Sharp

Publisher: Amberley Publishing

Publication Date: 2015

ISBN: 978-1-4456-4750-0

ADLS 2015 return. Details ADLS vessels that took part

Dunkirk: Retreat to Victory

Dunkirk: Retreat to Victory

Julian Thompson

Publisher: Sidgewick & Jackson, Pan Books

Publication Date: 2008

ISBN: 978-0-330-43796-7

No Information

Escape From Catastrophe: 1940 Dunkirk

Escape From Catastrophe: 1940 Dunkirk

David J Knowles

Publisher: Knowles Publishing

Publication Date: 2000

ISBN: 09534358-2-2

Relatively brief list of vessels

Forgotten Voices Dunkirk

Forgotten Voices Dunkirk

Joshua Levine

Publisher: Ebury Press

Publication Date: 2010

ISBN: 978-0091-932-221-3

No list of vessels

The Little Ships of Dunkirk

The Little Ships of Dunkirk

Nicolas Leach

Publisher: Kelsey Media

Publication Date: 2015

ISBN: 978-1-909786-98-1

ADLS 2015 return. Details many of the vessels that took part

The Nine Days Wonder

The Nine Days Wonder

John Masefield

Publisher: William Heinemann Ltd

Publication Date: 1941

ISBN: N/A

No list, but mention of specific actions by a few vessels

The Ships That Saved and Army

The Ships That Saved and Army

Russell Plummer

Publisher: Patrick Stephens Ltd

Publication Date: 1990

ISBN: 1-85260-210-4

Incorporates a detailed list of Dunkirk Vessels

The Evacuation From Dunkirk

The Evacuation From Dunkirk

WJR Gardner

Publisher: Routledge

Publication Date: 2000

ISBN: 0-7146-8150-4

Royal Naval account of Operation Dynamo

Dunkirk: One Rescue Nine Days 340,000 Lives Saved

Dunkirk: One Rescue Nine Days 340,000 Lives Saved

N/A

Publisher: Time Inc. Books

Publication Date: 2017

ISBN: 978-1-68330-192-9

Primarily a pictorial record. No Vessels Listed

The Epic of Dunkirk

The Epic of Dunkirk

Edward Keble Chatterton

Publisher: Hurst & Blackett

Publication Date: 1940

ISBN: N/A

Lists around 420 vessels

Royal Motor Yacht Club: First 100 Years

Royal Motor Yacht Club: First 100 Years

Roger Gutteridge

Publisher: The Royal Motor Yacht Club

Publication Date: 2005

ISBN: N/A

Pages 127-129 discusses member vessels that took part in Operation Dynamo

Dunkirk: The Great Escape

Dunkirk: The Great Escape

A J Barker

Publisher: JM Dent & Son

Publication Date: 1977

ISBN: 978-0460120203

No information

Dunkirk: The Real Story in Photographs

Dunkirk: The Real Story in Photographs

Tim Lynch

Publisher: The History Press

Publication Date: 2017

ISBN: 978-0-7509-8273-3

No information regarding the Little Ships

Dunkirk: The Necessary Myth

Dunkirk: The Necessary Myth

Nicolas Harman

Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton

Publication Date: 1980

ISBN: 0-340-24299-X

Specific information regarding a few Little Ships

The Little Ships of Dunkitk

The Little Ships of Dunkitk

Christian Brann

Publisher: Collectors Books Ltd

Publication Date: 1989

ISBN: 0-946604-02-9

Published to coincide with the 1990 ADLS " Return". Lists ADLS Vessels

Dunkirk: The British Evacuation

Dunkirk: The British Evacuation

Robert Jackson

Publisher: Orion Publishing Group

Publication Date: 2002

ISBN: 978-0304-3596-84

No Information

Gentlemen of Dunkirk

Gentlemen of Dunkirk

J L Hodson

Publisher: Cherry Tree Books

Publication Date: 1940

ISBN: N/A

Contemporary account by a journalist with the BEF in France

Retreat & Rearguard: Dunkirk 1940

Retreat & Rearguard: Dunkirk 1940

Jerry Murland

Publisher: Pen & Sword Books

Publication Date: 2016

ISBN: 978-1473-8236-62

No Information

Dunkirk and After

Dunkirk and After

Gordon Beckles

Publisher: Hutchinson & Co

Publication Date: 1940

ISBN: N/A

No Information

The Tigris of Dunkirk

The Tigris of Dunkirk

Stephen Alan Hastings

Publisher: Independent Publication

Publication Date: 2017

ISBN: 978-1-9739-2824-9

No Information

Dunkirk Evacuation: Operation Dynamo

Dunkirk Evacuation: Operation Dynamo

John Graham & Alexander Nicoll

Publisher: Frontline Books

Publication Date: 2020

ISBN: 978-1-5267-7035-6

No Information

Troubled Waters

Troubled Waters

Nigel Sharp

Publisher: Amberley Publishing

Publication Date: 2015

ISBN: 978-1-4456-5160-6

No Information

Sailing Barges: The Dunkirk Story

Sailing Barges: The Dunkirk Story

Barbera Butler

Publisher: Independent Publication

Publication Date: 2013

ISBN: 978-0-9926-1820-9

No Information

The Dunkirk Perimeter and Evacuation

The Dunkirk Perimeter and Evacuation

Jerry Murland

Publisher: Pen & Sword Military

Publication Date: 2019

ISBN: 978-1-47385223-5

No Information

Operation Aerial

Operation Aerial

David Worsfold

Publisher: Sabrestorm Publishing

Publication Date: 2022

ISBN: 978-1-7812-2022-1

No Information

Dunkirchen 1940

Dunkirchen 1940

Robert Kershaw

Publisher: Osprey Publishing

Publication Date: 2022

ISBN: 978-1-4728-5437-7

No Information

The Dunkirk Evacuation in 100 Objects

The Dunkirk Evacuation in 100 Objects

Martin Mace

Publisher: Frontline Books

Publication Date: 2018

ISBN: 978-1-5267-0990-5

No Information

The Royal Navy at Dunkirk

The Royal Navy at Dunkirk

Martin Mace

Publisher: Frontline Books

Publication Date: 2017

ISBN: 978-1-4738-8672-8

No Information

Dunkirk: The Epic Story of History's most Extraordinary Evacuation

Dunkirk: The Epic Story of History's most Extraordinary Evacuation

John Harris

Publisher: Canelo

Publication Date: 2021

ISBN: 978-1-8003-2561-6

No Information

Dunkirk 1940: Operation Dynamo

Dunkirk 1940: Operation Dynamo

Douglas Dildy

Publisher: Osprey Publishing

Publication Date: 2010

ISBN: 978-1-8460-3457-2

No Information

Dunkirk: The Men They Left Behind

Dunkirk: The Men They Left Behind

Sean Longdon

Publisher: Constable

Publication Date: 2009

ISBN: 978-1-8452-9977-4

No Information

After Dunkirk: Churchill's Sacrifice of the Highland Division

After Dunkirk: Churchill's Sacrifice of the Highland Division

Saul David

Publisher: Independently Published

Publication Date: 2018

ISBN: 978-1-9829-6480-1

No Information

Useless Mouths: The British Army's Battles in France after Dunkirk

Useless Mouths: The British Army's Battles in France after Dunkirk

Peter Whelan

Publisher: Helion and Company

Publication Date: 2018

ISBN: 978-1-9123-9090-8

No Information

The Aftermath of Dunkirk

The Aftermath of Dunkirk

Stephen Wynn

Publisher: Pen & Sword Military

Publication Date: 2020

ISBN: 978-1-5267-3869-1

No Information

Mastermind of Dunkirk and D-Day

Mastermind of Dunkirk and D-Day

Brian Izzard

Publisher: Casemate Publishers

Publication Date: 2020

ISBN: 978-1-6120-0838-7

No Information

Air Battle for Dunkirk

Air Battle for Dunkirk

Norman Franks

Publisher: Grub Street

Publication Date: 2017

ISBN: 978-1-9106-9047-5

No Information

Restoring a Dunkirk Little Ship: Caronia

Restoring a Dunkirk Little Ship: Caronia

Peter DRaper

Publisher: Amberley Publishing

Publication Date: 2017

ISBN: 978-1-4456-7558-9

No Information

Destination Dunkirk: The Story of Gort's Army

Destination Dunkirk: The Story of Gort's Army

Gregory Blaxland

Publisher: Pen & Sword Military

Publication Date: 2018

ISBN: 978-1-5267-3523-2

No Information

Return from Dunkirk: Railways to the Rescue

Return from Dunkirk: Railways to the Rescue

Peter Tatlow

Publisher: The Oakwood Press

Publication Date: 2010

ISBN: 978-0-8536-1697-9

No Information

Dunkirk 1940: Through a German Lens

Dunkirk 1940: Through a German Lens

Alan Ranger

Publisher: Status

Publication Date: 2017

ISBN: 978-8-3652-8172-2

No Information

Assault Landing Craft

Assault Landing Craft

Brian Lavery

Publisher: Seaforth Publishing

Publication Date: 2009

ISBN: 978-1-8483-2050

No Information

Dunkirk 1939-1945

Dunkirk 1939-1945

Serge Blanckaert

Publisher: Jean Bart Publications

Publication Date: 1990

ISBN: -87789-007-4

No Information

Bluebird: A Dream of a Boat in Six Acts

Bluebird: A Dream of a Boat in Six Acts

Martin Summers

Publisher: Collectors Books

Publication Date: 1990

ISBN: 978-0-9466-0403-6

No Information

Blue Bird: Seven Decades at Sea

Blue Bird: Seven Decades at Sea

Tom Cunliffe

Publisher: Kos Picture Source Ltd

Publication Date: 2010

ISBN: 978-0-9540-7971-0

No Information

Hillyard: The Man, His Boats and their Sailors

Hillyard: The Man, His Boats and their Sailors

Nicolas Grey

Publisher: Lodestar Books

Publication Date: 2021

ISBN: 978-1-9072-0654-2

No Information