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I'd not heard of this battle...
https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/why-d ... ld-war-ii/
Until reading "Madame Fourcade's Secret War" which I just bought from Mike Armstrong here on the forum.
Fascinating.
Think of the complex interrelationships between the people of England, France, and Germany over the past thousand years ...
England Sinks French Battleships....in WW2...!
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England Sinks French Battleships....in WW2...!
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Re: England Sinks French Battleships....in WW2...!
From what I've read of this business, the French admiral apparently didn't take the British seriously and the British Fleet wanted the French to sh$@ or get off the pot regarding their allegiance (Germany or Britain).
The French did not respond, the British followed through..
The French did not respond, the British followed through..
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Re: England Sinks French Battleships....in WW2...!
A good analogy...TraderVic wrote: ↑Sun Feb 12, 2023 2:15 pm From what I've read of this business, the French admiral apparently didn't take the British seriously and the British Fleet wanted the French to sh$@ or get off the pot regarding their allegiance (Germany or Britain).
The French did not respond, the British followed through..
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Re: England Sinks French Battleships....in WW2...!
gamekeeper wrote: ↑Sun Feb 12, 2023 7:08 pmA good analogy...TraderVic wrote: ↑Sun Feb 12, 2023 2:15 pm From what I've read of this business, the French admiral apparently didn't take the British seriously and the British Fleet wanted the French to sh$@ or get off the pot regarding their allegiance (Germany or Britain).
The French did not respond, the British followed through..
