David Brown

The Road to Oran (eBook, PDF)

Anglo-French Naval Relations, September 1939-July 1940

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

On 3 July 1940, soon after the collapse of the French front and France's request for an armistice, a reluctant Royal Navy commander opened fire on the French Navy squadron at Mers-el-Kebir. Some 1,300 French sailors lost their lives.The late David Brown's detailed account finally conveys an objective understanding of the course of events that led u

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juli 2004
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781135771638
• Artikelnr.: 42045431

Autorenporträt

The late David Brown was head of the Naval Historical Branch at the Ministry of Defence, London, for over 25 years. He is author of many books on naval history.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Anglo-French Naval Staff Planning and Co-operation on the Eve of War  2. The Phony War  3. The Mediterranean
27 March-27 May 1940  4. Dunkirk to Bordeaux
1-15 June  5. Political Collapse
16 June 24  6. Pétain's First Day
17 June 29  7. Last Meeting of the Admirals
18 June  8. Bordeaux
19-21 June: Armistice or Africa?  9. The Other Side of the Hill
17-21 June 50 10. The Terms
22 June  11. 23 June  12. 24 June  13. The Armistice
25 June  14. The Cruise of the Richelieu
25-26 June  15. 27 June  16. 28 June  17. 29 June  18. 30 June  19. 1 July  20. The Orders for Operation 'Catapult'
2 July  21. Mers el-Kébir: The parley
3 July  22. The Bombardment of Mers el-Kebir
3 July