Frankforce and the defence of Arras 1940

There is no other city in France that has the same associations in time of conflict that the British have with Arras.

Since the campaigns of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, in the early 18th century, British soldiers have fought in and around Arras, occasionally as an enemy but, more often, as defenders of French and Allied democracy.

Battlefield visitors to the area will immediately recognise the names of towns and villages that were as significant to the men of Marlborough's army as they were to those who fought in the First and Second World Wars.

This book serves both as guide to the Second World War battlefields that surround the city and its environs as well as detailing the actions of the British armoured attack of 21 May 1940.