The Road to Oran

Anglo-French Naval Relations, September 1939-July 1940

By:

David Brown

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Paperback / softback

Series:

Cass Series: Naval Policy and History

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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.

Author Biography:

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.

Release date Australia

October 25th, 2013

Author

David Brown

Audiences

General (US: Trade)
Tertiary Education (US: College)

Pages

258

Series

Cass Series: Naval Policy and History

Dimensions

156x234x14

ISBN-13

9780415652704

Product ID

20644969

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