Derek Law's Bibliography

Category: Force H

Name: Force H
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Documents: 2

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DANNREUTHER, Raymond. Somerville's Force H: The Royal Navy's Gibraltar-Based Fleet, June 1940 To March 1942. xv, 174 p., bibliog., illus., index. London: Aurum, 2005. ISBN: 1845130200.

Force H began its history with the task of disabling the French fleet at Mers-el-Kebir. It had two vital missions: to maintain supplies to Malta and carry the war to the Italian fleet, and to protect British shipping in the Atlantic.

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GILBERT, Martin. D-Day. 220p., bibliog., illus., index. Hoboken, N.J.: Wiley, 2004. ISBN: 0471423408.

A short overview with a strong account of the deception planning and the preparation for the invasion, as well as the landings themselves, by a noted historian.

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