July 1940

As British and French troops organise evacuation to Dunkirk and Cherbourg it is left to the stout British infantry to hold back the German advance. A safe haven must be maintained, roads kept clear, equipment left behind put beyond use and extraction of French gold reserves facilitated. It's grim work but hundreds of thousands of men's lives depend on it.

Our story takes us to early July 1940. Cut off and left behind as the last organised craft left the shores ten days ago, a small group of British soldiers and airmen have a choice - give themselves up to the encircling German forces or fight on and somehow get themselves to a port and find a boat to requisition. Their saving grace is that the disciplined Germans are not in a hurry and their organised military machine is slow to react to the activities of the plucky Brits...

This event is the first early war event to be held in the UK and so will be rather more prescriptive with required kit than normal which should give much more of a feel for the days when sub-machine guns were a rareity. Once again lunch will be provided in the field to add to the experience!

Booking opens on the 5th May and with only 20 places a side we expect that they won't last long. Full information on the forum here.