The Annual Register of World Events: A Review of the Year, 182. köideEdmund Burke Longmans, Green, 1940 |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 65
Page 6
... ships would not use the zone as a vast sanctuary . Any sanctions to enforce observation of the proposal would con- front British ships with the choice either of letting enemy ships go or of laying themselves open to penalties , in spite ...
... ships would not use the zone as a vast sanctuary . Any sanctions to enforce observation of the proposal would con- front British ships with the choice either of letting enemy ships go or of laying themselves open to penalties , in spite ...
Page 53
... ships . He refused to adopt any of these courses and insisted on setting sail for France . The British squadron thereupon opened fire , and in ten minutes several French ships had been put out of action and about a thousand men killed ...
... ships . He refused to adopt any of these courses and insisted on setting sail for France . The British squadron thereupon opened fire , and in ten minutes several French ships had been put out of action and about a thousand men killed ...
Page 75
... ships from reaching Dakar , but succeeded in turning back only two of them . The suspicions of the Press proved to be only too well grounded . The French ships carried a number of strong partisans of the Vichy Government who , on ...
... ships from reaching Dakar , but succeeded in turning back only two of them . The suspicions of the Press proved to be only too well grounded . The French ships carried a number of strong partisans of the Vichy Government who , on ...
Contents
PART | 1 |
Turkey 6 Governments Views on American Safety Zone 6 New Con | 13 |
THE COLLAPSE OF FRANCE | 27 |
20 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
agreement Air Force Allies American announced appointed April Army attack August Balliol College became bombing born Britain British British Government Bulgaria Cabinet Cambridge cent chief co-operation College command Committee continued Council daughter December declared defence economic educated elected enemy England English Europe exports February Finland Fleet Foreign France French German History Hitler House of Commons important included India industrial interest invasion Iron Guard Italian Italy January John July June King Labour later Lecturer London Lord Majesty's Government March married Marshal Pétain medal ment military Ministry months National naval Navy Nazi neutrality Norway Norwegian November October organised Oxford Parliament Party peace political President Press Prime Minister production Professor published raids returned Royal Royal Air Force Russia Secretary September ships Society South Africa Soviet Storting supplies tion took trade troops Union United University