Darlan : admiral and statesman of France, 1881-1942 /

Darlan : admiral and statesman of France, 1881-1942 /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Melton, George E., 1932-
Imprint:	Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 1998.
Description:	viii, 250 p., [14] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Darlan, François, -- 1881-1942. Darlan, François, -- 1881-1942 -- Assassination. Darlan, François, -- 1881-1942. France. -- Marine -- Biography. France. -- Marine. German Occupation of France (1940-1945) World War (1939-1945) Admirals -- France -- Biography. World War, 1939-1945 -- France -- Political aspects. Admirals. Assassination. France -- History -- German occupation, 1940-1945. France. Biography. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/3193107

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ISBN:	0275959732 (alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table of Contents:

Preface
Abbreviations
1.. Introduction
2.. The Future Admiral
3.. Close to the Center of Power
4.. Toward a New Balance of Naval Power
5.. Blunting Fascist Aggression
6.. Preparing for War
7.. Shifting Strategies of War
8.. Strategy of Coalition Warfare
9.. The Failure of Coalition Warfare
10.. Empire in Crisis
11.. Keeping France Neutral
12.. Darlan versus Laval
13.. In the Shadow of the Third Reich
14.. The Syrian War
15.. Troubled Interim
16.. The Winter Crisis
17.. The End of the Darlan Era at Vichy
18.. The Road to Algiers
19.. Armistice in North Africa
20.. A Step Toward the Liberation
21.. The Last Forty Days of Darlan
22.. Assassination in Algiers
23.. The Cover Up
24.. Darlan: Myth and Reality
Notes on Archival Sources
Index