EARLY EPISODE: The Attack on Mers El Kebir
Added 2025-02-23 18:26:29 +0000 UTCJoe and Nate explore the time the French surrendered during WWII, leaving the British worried if their fleet was going to change sides and fight for the Nazis. Rather than waiting to find out, they conducted the naval equivalent of shooting fish in a barrel.
Sources:
Philippe Lasterle. Could Admiral Gensoul Have Averted the Tragedy of Mers el-Kebir? The Journal of Military History. Society for Military History. Volume 67, Number 3, July 2003
https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/article/operation-catapult-the-attack-on-mers-el-kebir/
https://www.usni.org/magazines/naval-history-magazine/2022/august/force-h-mers-el-kebir
https://bmmhs.org/mers-el-kebir-sinking-the-french-fleet/
Comments
Potemkin paper tiger. Potemkischespapiertiger best Neologism of the month.
Jesse Lillefjeld
2025-03-22 12:11:58 +0000 UTCNate sighed at the resonant frequency of my car and scared the bejesus out of me.
Christian Parr
2025-03-05 02:02:25 +0000 UTC
