Dunkirk Operation Dynamo: 26th May - 4th June 1940 An Epic of Gallantry (Britannia Royal Naval Histories of World War II 1)

Mike Pearce served with the Ministry of Defence (Navy) for nearly 40 years and was on the staff of the Britannia Royal Naval College, Dartmouth for 12 years. Closely involved with the Royal Navy throughout his career, he held management and planning roles within many different fields of MoD activity and on numerous projects for the Royal Navy in London, Hampshire and at the Naval Base at Devonport in addition to BRNC. As a naval historian, he has been a trustee of the Britannia Museum since its inception in 2008 and is a series editor for the Britannia Naval Histories of World War II; in 2012 he co-authored, with Dr Richard Porter, the introduction to Fight for the Fjords, and in 2013 wrote the introduction to Between Hostile Shores, Mediterranean Convoy Battles 1941-42, both in the series. Following the series re-launch in 2019, he wrote the introduction to Confronting Italy, Mediterranean Surface Actions in 1940. His particular area of expertise is the period 1860-1960 and he continues to undertake research, both on behalf of the Trust and in his own areas of interest.He traces his first spark of interest in naval matters back to the age of four, when his father lifted him shoulder-high on the Isle of Wight ferry so that he could see HMS Vanguard, the last British battleship. His interest in naval history took off in his teens when he started reading and buying naval history books - he has never stopped. At school, he was often found tucked away in corners, avidly reading naval history and he counts himself fortunate that his career enabled him to put his knowledge to effective use. Married to Anne, they have two grown-up children and live in South Devon where Mike is also a qualified watchkeeper with the National Coastwatch Institution at Prawle Point.