Description
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 u
Table of Contents
1. Anglo-French Naval Staff Planning and Co-operation on the Eve of War2. The Phony War3. The Mediterranean, 27 March-27 May 19404. Dunkirk to Bordeaux, 1-15 June5. Political Collapse, 16 June 246. Pétain's First Day, 17 June 297. Last Meeting of the Admirals, 18 June8. Bordeaux, 19-21 June: Armistice or Africa?9. The Other Side of the Hill, 17-21 June 50 10. The Terms, 22 June11. 23 June12. 24 June13. The Armistice, 25 June14. The Cruise of the Richelieu, 25-26 June15. 27 June16. 28 June17. 29 June18. 30 June19. 1 July20. The Orders for Operation 'Catapult', 2 July21. Mers el-Kébir: The parley, 3 July22. The Bombardment of Mers el-Kebir, 3 July
