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Sunken Pride: The Desperate Scuttling of the French Fleet at Toulon. Defiance, Sabotage, and the Ultimate Maritime Sacrifice to Thwart the Nazi War Machine, 1942
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- Nombre de pages188
- FormatePub
- ISBN978-3-565-46064-9
- EAN9783565460649
- Date de parution26/05/2026
- Protection num.pas de protection
- Taille780 Ko
- Infos supplémentairesepub
- ÉditeurEmphaloz Publishing House
Résumé
How does a proud, world-class navy make the agonizing decision to deliberately blow up and sink its own armada of 77 warships right in its home harbor? The scuttling of the French fleet at Toulon in 1942 was a desperate, apocalyptic act of sabotage to prevent Hitler from seizing control of the Mediterranean.
Following the Allied invasion of North Africa, Adolf Hitler broke the armistice with Vichy France and launched Operation Lila, sending Panzer divisions racing toward the naval base at Toulon to capture the formidable French fleet intact.
Admiral Jean de Laborde, bound by a solemn oath to never let his ships fall into foreign hands, gave the fateful order to scuttle. As German tanks crashed through the gates of the arsenal, French sailors opened the sea valves, smashed the control panels with sledgehammers, and detonated the powder magazines, sending their own legendary battleships and cruisers to the bottom of the sea. This intense military history deconstructs a profound moment of maritime defiance.
It explores the complex, tragic politics of Vichy France, the logistical chaos of the rapid demolition, and the strategic shockwave it sent through the Axis command. Witness the ultimate naval sacrifice. The scuttling at Toulon is a heartbreaking story of pride, duty, and the lengths a nation will go to deny their conquerors a prize.
Admiral Jean de Laborde, bound by a solemn oath to never let his ships fall into foreign hands, gave the fateful order to scuttle. As German tanks crashed through the gates of the arsenal, French sailors opened the sea valves, smashed the control panels with sledgehammers, and detonated the powder magazines, sending their own legendary battleships and cruisers to the bottom of the sea. This intense military history deconstructs a profound moment of maritime defiance.
It explores the complex, tragic politics of Vichy France, the logistical chaos of the rapid demolition, and the strategic shockwave it sent through the Axis command. Witness the ultimate naval sacrifice. The scuttling at Toulon is a heartbreaking story of pride, duty, and the lengths a nation will go to deny their conquerors a prize.