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Mers El-Kébir 1940 : Operation Catapult by Ryan K. Noppen (2024, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherBloomsbury Publishing USA

ISBN-101472859707

ISBN-139781472859709

eBay Product ID (ePID)5064623301

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Book TitleMers El-Kébir 1940 : Operation Catapult

Number of Pages96 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2024

TopicMilitary / Naval, Europe / France, World

IllustratorYes, Tooby, Adam

GenreHistory

AuthorRyan K. Noppen

Book SeriesCampaign Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.3 in

Item Weight10.9 Oz

Item Length9.7 in

Item Width7.3 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

ReviewsThis excellent account outlines the background and relative strength of the protagonists as well as detailing the negotiations.

Dewey Edition23

Series Volume Number405

Dewey Decimal940.545941

Table Of ContentOrigins of the Campaign Chronology Opposing Commanders Opposing Forces and Orders of Battle Opposing Plans The Campaign Aftermath Bibliography Index

SynopsisA fascinating analysis of the battle between Great Britain and France to ensure French ships were kept out of German hands during World War II., A fascinating analysis of the World War II battle between Great Britain and France to ensure French ships were kept out of German hands during World War II. Following France's armistice with the Axis powers, Great Britain realized that if Germany or Italy insisted upon the transfer of battleships, cruisers, and destroyers from the French Navy to the control of their own navies, the balance in the Mediterranean would immediately swing in their favour. Churchill decided that the Marine Nationale's most powerful vessels would need to be secured through diplomacy, coercion, or force. The French Navy commander-in-chief was equally eager to keep their ships out of Axis hands, but he also did not want the British to have them. These increasingly hostile circumstances led to Operation Catapult , which began on 3 July 1940, and saw the two nations battle for the ships. Expert naval historian Ryan Noppen analyses the Royal Navy Operation Catapult at Mers el-Kébir, the follow-up Operation Lever and the French retaliatory actions in the subsequent days. This book examines the rapid deterioration of Anglo-French relations and how the two former allies quickly fell into armed conflict. Fully illustrated with detailed maps, photographs and artwork that bring to life the British and French forces involved, it presents an engaging treatment of an often-forgotten episode early in World War II., Accounts of history's greatest conflicts, detailing the command strategies, tactics and battle experiences of the opposing forces throughout the crucial stages of each campaign, Following France's armistice with the Axis powers, Great Britain realized that if Germany or Italy insisted upon taking French battleships, cruisers, and destroyers under the control of their own navies, the balance in the Mediterranean would immediately swing in their favour. Churchill decided that the Marine National's most powerful vessels would need to be secured through diplomacy, coercion, or force. The French Navy's Commander-in-Chief was equally eager to keep their ships out of Axis hands, but he also did not want the British to have them. These increasingly hostile circumstances led to Operation Catapult, which began on 3 July 1940, and saw the two nations battle for the ships. Expert naval historian Ryan K. Noppen analyses the Royal Navy's Operation Catapult at Mers el-Kebir, the follow-up Operation Lever, and the French retaliatory actions in the subsequent days. This book examines the rapid deterioration of Anglo-French relations and how the two former allies quickly fell into armed conflict. Fully illustrated with detailed maps, photographs and artwork that bring to life the British and French forces involved, it presents an engaging treatment of an often forgotten episode early in World War II.

LC Classification NumberD770.N6 2024