In 1940, Allied forces in France found themselves forced into a narrow corridor with their backs to the English Channel. German forces were prepared to annihilate them but suddenly halted their advance for three days. It was a huge blunder that allowed almost 350,000 British and French troops to evacuate the Calais coast and fight another day. The fight to hold the Allied perimeter and evacuate the troops is known as the Battle of Dunkirk.
Today, there is another Battle of Dunkirk, but this one is in Ohio. The once-prosperous town is typical of towns across flyover country in the United States. These heartland habitats often determine their own destiny and, in their fierce independence, they will most certainly determine the outcome of the upcoming presidential election. The Telegraph brings an interesting British perspective to the present-day Dunkirk story in this article and its internal links to video interviews and other commentary.
OTR finds these articles give us a refreshing and more objective perspective on American culture than we can ever find in our homegrown journalism.
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