British Expeditionary Force in Belgium, 1940 | © IWM BDY 67

At the beginning of World War II, Charles Coward was part of the British Expeditionary Force sent to reinforce France in 1939. When the Germans attacked the French port of Calais on May 21, the Allies were driven back towards Dunkirk, where most managed to escape to Britain. However, Coward surrendered and was taken prisoner at Calais. Surrendered … his name was Coward. #history He was now forced to sit out the rest of the war as a prisoner, but the one advantage he possessed was his mastery of