The Little Ships of Dunkirk

The Little Ships Hundreds of thousands of soldiers were trapped on a beach. Then the fishermen came. This really happened. France, 1940. Over three hundred thousand soldiers were stuck on the beaches of Dunkirk, with the sea behind them. The big navy ships could not reach the shallow beach. The soldiers had to wade out, and wait. So Britain asked for help. Anyone with a boat. Fishermen, ferry captains, families with small yachts. Hundreds of little boats set out across the sea. Many of the captains were old men, or teenagers, who had never done anything like this. They sailed back and forth again and again, carrying soldiers out to the big ships, or all the way home. One small yacht, built for twenty one people, carried a hundred and thirty men home in one trip. In nine days, more than three hundred thousand soldiers were brought home. They're called the Little Ships of Dunkirk. Ordinary people, who sailed into danger to help. Comment HEROES.