Men of the 4th Battalion, Border Regiment, in defensive positions, May 1940. The battalion defended the BEF lines of communication and became part of "Beauforce," later "A" Brigade of the Beauman Division. by Ian Hay Published in 1941 by the War Office, London Author's Note The following narrative, which is based upon Lord Gort's Official Despatches, is an attempt to describe, in as untechnical language as possible, the experiences of the BEF from the time of their landing in France in September 1939, to the final evacuation of Dunkirk on 3 June, 1940. I have gone beyond Lord Gort's text in at least two respects. I have offered certain comments, which Lord Gort has punctiliously refrained from doing; and I have included in my story certain incidents which, since they did not occur under Lord Gort's official jurisdiction, are not included in his Despatches, but will I hope be of interest to the general reader. Foreword Perspective in War...