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Mers el-Kebir 1940

- Operation Catapult
Af: Ryan K. Noppen Engelsk Paperback

Mers el-Kebir 1940

- Operation Catapult
Af: Ryan K. Noppen Engelsk Paperback
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A fascinating analysis of the World War II battle between Great Britain and France to ensure French ships were kept out of German hands during World War II.

Following France''s armistice with the Axis powers, Great Britain realized that if Germany or Italy insisted upon the transfer of battleships, cruisers, and destroyers from the French Navy to the control of their own navies, the balance in the Mediterranean would immediately swing in their favour. Churchill decided that the Marine Nationale''s most powerful vessels would need to be secured through diplomacy, coercion, or force. The French Navy commander-in-chief was equally eager to keep their ships out of Axis hands, but he also did not want the British to have them. These increasingly hostile circumstances led to Operation Catapult, which began on 3 July 1940, and saw the two nations battle for the ships.

Expert naval historian Ryan Noppen analyses the Royal Navy Operation Catapult at Mers el-Kébir, the follow-up Operation Lever and the French retaliatory actions in the subsequent days. This book examines the rapid deterioration of Anglo-French relations and how the two former allies quickly fell into armed conflict. Fully illustrated with detailed maps, photographs and artwork that bring to life the British and French forces involved, it presents an engaging treatment of an often-forgotten episode early in World War II.

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A fascinating analysis of the World War II battle between Great Britain and France to ensure French ships were kept out of German hands during World War II.

Following France''s armistice with the Axis powers, Great Britain realized that if Germany or Italy insisted upon the transfer of battleships, cruisers, and destroyers from the French Navy to the control of their own navies, the balance in the Mediterranean would immediately swing in their favour. Churchill decided that the Marine Nationale''s most powerful vessels would need to be secured through diplomacy, coercion, or force. The French Navy commander-in-chief was equally eager to keep their ships out of Axis hands, but he also did not want the British to have them. These increasingly hostile circumstances led to Operation Catapult, which began on 3 July 1940, and saw the two nations battle for the ships.

Expert naval historian Ryan Noppen analyses the Royal Navy Operation Catapult at Mers el-Kébir, the follow-up Operation Lever and the French retaliatory actions in the subsequent days. This book examines the rapid deterioration of Anglo-French relations and how the two former allies quickly fell into armed conflict. Fully illustrated with detailed maps, photographs and artwork that bring to life the British and French forces involved, it presents an engaging treatment of an often-forgotten episode early in World War II.

Produktdetaljer
Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 96
ISBN-13: 9781472859709
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 1472859707
Kategori: Vichy
Udg. Dato: 24 okt 2024
Længde: 8mm
Bredde: 185mm
Højde: 248mm
Forlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Oplagsdato: 24 okt 2024
Forfatter(e): Ryan K. Noppen
Forfatter(e) Ryan K. Noppen


Kategori Vichy


ISBN-13 9781472859709


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Paperback


Sider 96


Udgave


Længde 8mm


Bredde 185mm


Højde 248mm


Udg. Dato 24 okt 2024


Oplagsdato 24 okt 2024


Forlag Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

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