The White Cliffs:
"Why do the British cherish the White Cliffs of Dover so greatly? A lot of the affection for these tall chalk ramparts was crystallized during WWII. They resembled strong teeth bared defiantly at the enemy; they delineated the boundary of home with a decisive white slash; they sheltered fugitives from German bombing in deep tunnels. In peacetime, seen from across-Channel steamer, their advancing shape, a porcelain wall in the sea, assured every Englishman that he was returning to his country and his comfort zone. As Shakespeare put it in King Lear, 'There is a cliff whose high bending head/Looks fearfully in the confined deep.' It doesn't get more iconic than that." Christopher Somerville
Operation Dynamo: 27 May-4 June, 338,226 Allied troops were rescued from Dunkirk and the beaches of France, safely back to British soil. What an amazing demonstration, it deterred the Nazi Germans away from invading this Island.
Breathtaking shots!
ReplyDeleteAwesome pictures here... nice seaside nature shots, dover ferries along english channel, nice demonstartion on operation dynamo!!
ReplyDeleteA popular melody during WWII about the Dover cliffs can be found at http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/v/vera_lynn/therell_be_bluebirds_over_the_white_cliffs_of_dover.html. Check it out.
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