Road to Oran - Anglo-French Naval Relations, September 1939-July 1940

Informationen zum Autor 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. Klappentext 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 up to this tragedy. This new book makes extensive use of primary sources such as correspondence, reports and signals traffic, from the British Cabinet to the admirals, the commanders-in-chief and the liaison officers. It shows how the driving force behind this extraordinary event was the British government's determination that the French Fleet would never fall into the hands of the Axis powers. A combination of mistrust, dissembling, poor communications and outright enmity over the preceding month had catastrophic results, both for the individuals concerned and for the future of Franco-British naval relations. Zusammenfassung On 3 July 1940, following the collapse of the French front, the Royal Navy opened fire on the French Navy at Mers-el-Kebir, killing 1300 sailors. This books is an objective account of the tragedy. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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...

Product details

• Authors: David Brown, David (University of Manchester Brown
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.07.2004
• EAN: 9780714654614
• ISBN: 978-0-7146-5461-4
• No. of pages: 258
• Series: Cass Series: Naval Policy and History
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Comparative and international political science; European History, HISTORY / Military / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, HISTORY / Military / Naval, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century, International Relations, Naval forces & warfare, British & Irish history, Second World War, United Kingdom, Great Britain, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Modern warfare, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), Naval forces and warfare, History / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / European Theater