Traditional Enemies - John D. Grainger
Britain's War with Vichy France 1940-42
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After the surrender of the French government in May 1940, the British were concerned that the resources of the French Empire, and particularly the powerful French fleet, would be put at the disposal of the Germans. The British, dependent upon their naval power and the resources of the Empire and Commonwealth to continue the war, sought to neutralize the threat of the French fleet and saw an opportunity to gobble up certain French colonies for themselves. Thus, even while Britain was locked in a deadly struggle with Nazi Germany, she continued the centuries-old imperial rivalry with her nearest neighbour and recent allies. The British attack on the French Mediterranean fleet at Mers el Kebir is well known, but less often remembered are the British operations against Vichy forces in West Africa, Syria and Madagascar. As the latent threat of the French fleet was the chief source of British concern, the conflict was largely a naval one, but there were substantial land operations in Syria and Madagascar. In Syria ...
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2013Uitgever: Pen & Sword Books Limited204 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 1781591547ISBN-13: 9781781591543Koop dit boek tweedehands
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[Auteur: Grainger, John D.] [Pagina's: 204] [Uitgever: Barnsley, Pen & Sword] [Jaar: 2013] [Titel: Traditional Enemies. Britain's War with Vichy France 1940-42]
