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

by David Wragg

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1844155226
• ISBN13: 9781844155224
• Release Date: July 2007
• Publisher: Pen & Sword Military
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.4"