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Dave Dawson at Dunkirk

by Robert Sidney Bowen

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First published
1941
Pages
115Digital edition
Language
English
Reading difficulty
4 of 10

A little about the story

Dave Dawson, an American boy in Europe in 1940, wakes up to news that Hitler has ordered the invasion of the Low Countries. Soon he meets English Freddy Farmer, and the two are caught up in the German advance, taken prisoner and swept towards the beaches of Dunkirk.

Written while the Second World War was still being fought, it is a fast-paced adventure.

Things You May Not Know About Dave Dawson at Dunkirk

  • The first Dave Dawson book in a long war series.
  • Freddy Farmer, Dave's English friend, becomes his partner throughout the series.
  • By R. Sidney Bowen, a First World War pilot himself.

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Part of Freebookia's children's classics collection, added November 2026.

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