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Product details:
- Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)
- Date of Publication 26 February 2026
- Number of Volumes Paperback
- ISBN 9781472865908
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages80 pages
- Size 248x184x8 mm
- Weight 260 g
- Language English
- Illustrations Illustrated throughout with 40 archive photos and 15 pages of original colour illustrations 700
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Long description:
An authoritative, illustrated analysis of the official French Navy in World War II, under the command of the Third Republic and of Vichy.
At the outbreak of World War II, the Marine nationale was the most powerful navy in continental Europe, unified in its purpose of defending the nation and the colonial empire. It was the product of the unique 1920s-30s French naval doctrine and armaments development, as a continental power with worldwide interests. The fall of France shattered this unity, as the fleet split between loyalty to Vichy and Free France.
In this book, Hugues Canuel presents a sharp, focused operational study of the official French Navy in World War II, from action alongside its British allies in 1939-40 to the fiery end of the Vichy fleet in Toulon harbour in 1942. Based on a wealth of French, British, and American archive material and drawing on the author's years of research, it explores France's warships and their capabilities, the roles the fleet was structured to perform, and the combat they saw - including operations off Norway and tackling German raiders in the Atlantic, operations in Indochina, and the battle with the Allies in Operation Torch.
Illustrated throughout with rare photos, spectacular battlescenes, 3D diagrams of engagements and fleet formations, and a map of France's naval responsibilities, this book is an essential guide to one of the least-known major navies of World War II.
Table of Contents:
(Subject to Confirmation)
THE FLEET'S PURPOSE
FLEET FIGHTING POWER
Battleships
Cruisers
Destroyers
Submarines
Naval Aviation
Light Forces
Technical Factors
HOW THE FLEET OPERATED
Command, and Control
Intelligence and Deception
Logistics and Shore Facilities
Fleet Disposition
COMBAT AND ANALYSIS
The Fleet in Combat
Analysis
FURTHER READING
