Derek Law's Bibliography

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Entry Text: MARDER, Arthur J. From the Dardanelles to Oran: Studies of the Royal Navy in War and Peace 1915–1940. xvii, 301p., illus., index. London: OUP, 1974. ISBN: 0192158023.

A collection of essays by a leading naval historian. Almost two–thirds of the book is concerned with two essays. The first describes Churchill at the Admiralty in 1939–40 and his role in strategy and operations. The second is an analysis of the attack on the French fleet at Mers-el-Kebir.