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The Cyrano Fleet
France and Its Navy, 1940-1942
by Charles W. Koburger
ISBN: 0275931366
ISBN-13: 9780275931360
Format: Hardcover
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Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Greenwood Pub Group
Published date: 1989
Size: 6.5 x 9.5 inches
Weight: 0.95 pounds
Pages: 151
Publisher's Notes
The first and only scholarly book in English about the French Navy during the reign of the Vichy government, The Cyrano Fleet is a revisionist study presenting the French version of the events of 1940 through 1942. Koburger's use of French sources has allowed him to put forth evidence that contradicts and often corrects our understanding of this complex period of French maritime history. In particular, he attacks the Anglo-American conception of the Vichy navy as `fascist'. His findings shed new light on the often strained relations between NATO and the French armed forces.
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Cyrano Fleet: France and its Navy, 1940-1942
Koburger, Charles W. Jr
Westport Ct.: Praeger Publishers. Fine with no dust jacket. 1989. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0275931366 . A very clean, tight copy. ; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 151 pages . ( more information) Offered by Lodowick Adams, Bookseller (United States)
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The Cyrano Fleet France and Its Navy
Koburger, Charles
NY: Praeger, 1989. Hardcover First edition 151pp, 10 b/w photographs, 3 maps, appendixes, bibliography, index. A re-examined look at the Vichy French Navy. As new. ( more information) Offered by Columbia Trading Co. (United States)
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