| Portion of title |
France's quest for an independent naval policy, 1940-1963 |
| Series |
Studies in naval history and sea power
Studies in naval history and sea power. ^A1375046
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| Contents |
Setting the Precedent: Building Up a Free French Fleet -- Laying the Foundations for Rearmament: "The Americans Have Landed!" -- Rearming for War: Allied Framework, French Rivalry -- Planning for an Uncertain Peace: End of an Alliance, Rebuilding Alone -- Facing Opportunities, Threats, and Uncertainties: La défense du Rhin -- Returning to a Strategy of Alliance: A Beautiful Friendship or Bitter Déjà Vu? -- Building a Blue-Water Fleet: Clashing Visions at Home and Abroad -- Going Nuclear: Bases and Submarines -- Conclusion |
| Abstract |
"Unlike previous authors who described these events as a succession of blundering initiatives by inept political and military leaders, this books illustrates how French political and military leaders succeeded in overcoming disastrous circumstances to repeatedly shape forced compromises, accepting the least bad possible, to succeed in rebuilding the fleet through the terrible ordeal of the Second World War and the arduous renaissance of the Cold War"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Canuel, Hugues, 1969- The fall and rise of French sea power Annapolis, Maryland : Naval Institute Press, 2021. 9781682476307 |
| Genre/form | History. |
| Genre/form | Naval history. |
| LCCN | 2020044351 |
| ISBN | 9781682476161 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 1682476162 |
| ISBN | (pdf) |
| ISBN | (epub) |
