Franco-American Naval Relations, 1940-1945

In the United States there has been a wide divergence of views on the role of France's Navy in World War II. We have tended to remain trapped by wartime half-truths. This book attempts to set the record straight. Koburger's study discusses the history of U.S. dealings with Vichy France, especially in the French Antilles and St. Pierre et Miquelon. It describes and examines TORCH--U.S. landings in French North Africa--and its impact on us; the subsequent establishment of U.S. bases there and elsewhere on French soil; the rebuilding by the U.S. of the French Navy; and the results of our efforts. Koburger concludes that the United States did not do enough with the French, but considering the era and the circumstances, we did the best we could hope to do.

List of contents

Foreword by Rear Admiral Henri L. Labrousse FN(ret)
Glossary
Introduction
Prologue
Operation TORCH
New Allies
The Algiers Chiefs
U.S. Bases
Reconstruction
Results
Epilogue
Conclusion
Appendixes
Bibliography
Index

About the author

CHARLES W. KOBURGER, JR. retired from the U.S. Coast Guard as a reservist with the rank of Captain after 20 years of active duty and is now an independent consultant on maritime affairs, writing naval history as a second effort./e He has published widely on naval and other maritime subjects on both sides of the Atlantic.

Product details

• Authors: Charles Koburger, Charles W. Jr. Koburger
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.12.1993
• EAN: 9780275946395
• ISBN: 978-0-275-94639-5
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; USA, European History, HISTORY / Military / General, HISTORY / Europe / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, military history, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, HISTORY / Military / Naval, HISTORY / Military / United States, International Relations, Naval forces & warfare, Second World War, United States of America, USA, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), History of the Americas, Modern warfare, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), Naval forces and warfare, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / General