Was Dunkirk a triumph or disaster? Using pages 158 – 161 in your textbook complete the chart below. Source Triumph or disaster Quote / description Reliability rating / 5 Explanation of score 2 triumph BLOODY MARVELLOUS 3 An article by the daily mirror should be reliable because they are a reallyq famous newspaper 3 Triumph A painting by Charles cundall who was sent to The battle scene to get a drawing of the war 3 This picture is drawn by Charles Cundall, and he saw they war live, so it should be reliable, but it is hard to draw during the war 4
triumph From A book published in England 1940 July 3 Since this is from a book and is from England, the text could be supporting England as it was published there. 5 triumph From the bbc radio 3 BBC should be quite reliable but they don’t have hard evidence so they cannot prove it. 6 disaster A first-hand account by a gunner officer published in 1940 4 This is a first-hand account by a officer which was published, so it is probably true. 7 disaster
A photograph taken on the beaches of Dunkirk 4 This is a photo so the proof is pretty straight forward, as you can’t really change a picture. 8 triumph A cartoon published by a British newspaper. 2 This is just a cartoon and the illustrator might not even have any clue what is going on, anyone can draw a cartoon. 9 triumph Letter by a German fighter pilot 3 It can be true since he had the experience himself but he can exaggerate himself. 10 triumph
Written by general sir Harold E Franklyn a divisional commander at Dunkirk 3 Since this was written sometime after ww2, it could be a foggy memory, but since the person who wrote it was a commander and general it is likely to be true. 11 disaster A book by Richard collier on Dunkirk including eye witness interviews. 4 He has interviewed a big amount of eyewitnesses, but this book was written sometime after the war. 12 triumph From a book called Dunkirk the Necessary myth published in 1981 2
The Essay on "Thirteen Days": Comparing And Contrasting The Book And The Movie
“Thirteen Days”, written by Robert F. Kennedy, is an account of the Cuban Missile Crisis based on the view of Robert F. Kennedy. This book contains Kennedy’s thoughts about the Cuban Missile Crisis and the actions that he and the rest of the United States cabinet took to prevent a nuclear disaster and World War III. There is also a movie based on the book starring Kevin Costner. ...
This is published way after the war, and the word myth suggests that the author might not be clear about what happened. 13 disaster From a book published in 1972 edited by a senior officer in the British army 3 This is edited by a senior officer of the British army, but he might not exactly what happened as 1972 is around 20 year away from ww2. 14 triumph From a book published in 1989 2 This was published in 1989, the newest out of all the sources and it sounds a bit exagarated.
