Last week on our BLC field trip to Dover Castle, I really wish we could have seen the World War II tunnels. When we were standing by the entrance looking out at Dover bay, one of the tour guides was telling us a story about the evacuations of Dunkirk, during World War II. The first time that I heard about the evacuations was after watching Atonement. I had never really learned about too much detail about World War II from the British perspective until I came here. It was interesting to hear and see how much the tunnels and the castle grounds had contributed towards saving the lives of many British and French soldiers at the evacuations. I can’t imagine how they fit so many ships into the tiny Dover harbor. It was interesting that even though the coast of France is a mere seventeen miles from the White Cliffs of Dover, ships still had to struggle to cross the channel because of the constant bombardment by the Luftwaffe. The English made a great use of their underground systems. This probably stems from the fact the English had to deal with the constant bombing of the Germans. Not only did they create a whole system of underground tunnels at Dover, but they also used the cabinet war rooms in London and sought refuge from bombs in the underground. The British had a lot to contend with in World War II after the surrender of France at the hands of the Nazis. The Blitz brought so much destruction upon England, but from the way it looks right now, its as if it never happened.