The square root of a number is the number that, when squared (multiplied by itself), is equal to the given number. For example, the square root of 16, denoted 161/2 or, is 4, because 42 = 4Ã4 = 16. The square root of 121, denoted, is 11, because 112 = 121.
Theatre: France. Dates: 26 May to 4 June 1940. Location: Dunkirk. Outcome: Operation Dynamo, the evacuation of around 350,000 British, French and Belgian troops from Dunkirk, enabled the Allies to continue the war and was a major boost to British morale. Players: Britain: Viscount Gort's British Expeditionary Force (BEF) comprising 13 infantry divisions.
None the less, the âMiracle of Dunkirkâ, in which about 200,000 British and 140,000 French, Polish and Belgian troops were evacuated from the French seaside town, has entered folklore as a triumph against the odds.