David Wragg

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'Sink the French!': At War with an Ally, 1940Hardcover, 1 June 2007

'Sink the French!': At War with an Ally, 1940
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Print Length
256 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Pen & Sword Military
Date Published
1 Jun 2007
ISBN-10
1844155226
ISBN-13
9781844155224

Description

The victorious German Blitzkrieg assault on Holland, Belgium and Northern France placed Anglo-French relations under huge strain. The Vichy surrender raised real British fears that the Germans would force the French Fleet, the fourth largest in the world, to turn against their former ally, while in fact their orders were to scuttle in the event of the Germans attempting to seize them.

At War With Our Ally examines the background to the fall of France and its consequences, most particularly the way the French Navy was dealt with. It studies the confused situation that the chaos of devastating defeat created including the rise of a relatively junior French general, Charles de Gaulle who was smuggled out of France by the RAF on the night of 16/17 June.

Elsewhere French ships were boarded and seized by the British and at Oran, their Fleet was bombarded by the Royal Navy. There were numerous other incidents with French aircraft bombing Gibraltar.

Product Details

Author:
David Wragg
Book Format:
Hardcover
Country of Origin:
GB
Date Published:
1 June 2007
Dimensions:
23.95 x 16.21 x 2.54 cm
ISBN-10:
1844155226
ISBN-13:
9781844155224
Language:
English
Pages:
256
Weight:
571.53 gm

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