'Sink The French!' : At War with an Ally, 1940

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wragg, David W., Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

France. Marine.

France.

Great Britain. Royal Navy.

Great Britain.

France--Foreign relations--Great Britain.

Great Britain--Foreign relations--France.

World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns.

World War, 1939-1945--France.

World War, 1939-1945--Diplomatic history--France.

World War, 1939-1945.

World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, French.

World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, British.

Local Subjects:

France--Foreign relations--Great Britain.

Great Britain--Foreign relations--France.

World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns.

World War, 1939-1945--France.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (320 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

: Pen and Sword, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 de

Contents:

""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Introduction""; ""CHAPTER ONE - Entente after Enmity""; ""CHAPTER TWO - Distant Wars""; ""HITLER TAKES POWER""; ""WAR IN PEACE""; ""THE CHINA INCIDENT""; ""ABYSSINIA""; ""AUSTRIA""; ""MUNICH""; ""Notes""; ""CHAPTER THREE - Germany Strikes East""; ""INVASION""; ""POLAND�S DEFENCES""; ""ALLIES UNPREPARED""; ""Notes""; ""CHAPTER FOUR - The Marine Nationale in 1940""; ""THE FLEET""; ""THE MEN""; ""Notes""; ""CHAPTER FIVE - The Balance of Power at Sea""; ""REBUILDING THE GERMAN FLEET""; ""HITLER�S NAVAL POWER""

""THE ROYAL NAVY""""THE ITALIAN NAVY""; ""COMPARISONS""; ""Notes""; ""CHAPTER SIX - Germany Strikes North""; ""DEFENDING NORWAY""; ""Notes""; ""CHAPTER SEVEN - The Battle of France""; ""DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE ALLIES""; ""THE GERMANS ATTACK""; ""FALL GELB � THE INVASION OF FRANCE""; ""CHAPTER EIGHT - Surrender and the French Forces""; ""FRENCH SURRENDER""; ""THE ARMISTICE""; ""THE FATE OF THE FRENCH FORCES""; ""ALLIES AT SEA""; ""THE GERMANS TAKE OVER""; ""SEIZURE!""; ""Notes""; ""CHAPTER NINE - Vichy France""; ""COLLABORATION""; ""THE VICHY REGIME""; ""THE END OF VICHY""

""CHAPTER TEN - Stand Off at Alexandria""""ALEXANDRIA""; ""THE FRENCH CONNECTION""; ""Notes""; ""CHAPTER ELEVEN - Conflict in North Africa""; ""THE FRENCH NAVY IN NORTH AFRICA""; ""ULTIMATUM""; ""DAKAR""; ""FURTHER FAILURE AT DAKAR""; ""Notes""; ""CHAPTER TWELVE - The Cross of Lorraine""; ""DE GAULLE AND POLITICS""; ""THE FREE FRENCH""; ""SUPPORT FROM EQUATORIAL AFRICA""; ""FRENCH INDO-CHINA""; ""DE GAULLE DIFFICULT""; ""FREE FRENCH SUCCESSES""; ""DE GAULLE VERSUS GIRAUD""; ""DE GAULLE�S PRIORITIES""; ""Notes""; ""CHAPTER THIRTEEN - Madagascar""; ""MAGIC AND MADAGASCAR""

""CHAPTER FOURTEEN - Syria""""Notes""; ""CHAPTER FIFTEEN - Operation Torch""; ""THE VICHY FLEET""; ""TORCH""; ""ALGIERS""; ""ORAN""; ""DARLAN AND THE ARMISTICE""; ""TORCH AND VICHY""; ""Notes""; ""CHAPTER SIXTEEN - Scuttle!""; ""ALEXANDRIA""; ""Notes""; ""CHAPTER SEVENTEEN - The French Fleet at War""; ""THE FRENCH FLEET SWITCHES TO THE ALLIES""; ""RETURNING TO ACTIVE SERVICE""; ""APPENDIX I - The French Fleet in 1940""; ""APPENDIX II - Comparison of British and French Naval Officers� Ranks""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""

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ISBN:

9781783460564

1783460563

OCLC:

854974679