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Darlan: Admiral and Statesman of France, 1881-1942 by George Melton (English) Ha
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- ISBN-13
- 9780275959739
- Book Title
- Darlan
- ISBN
- 9780275959739
- Subject Area
- History
- Publication Name
- Darlan : Admiral and Statesman of France, 1881-1942
- Item Length
- 9.2 in
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing USA
- Subject
- Military / Naval, Europe / France, Military / General
- Publication Year
- 1998
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.7 in
- Item Width
- 6.1 in
- Item Weight
- 20 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 264 Pages
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Admiral Jean François Darlan's Western legacy is that of an opportunist, a fascist collaborator, or, at worst, a traitor during France's struggle for survival in the early years of World War II. This study, however, based upon new research from French, English, and German archival sources, paints a different picture. With a career beginning during the height of France's imperial power and lasting until the nation's rapid wartime decline, Darlan was a pragmatic statesman, a guardian of naval preparedness, a stout opponent of fascism, an earnest patron of the Anglo-French Alliance, and an advocate of combined naval power in the Mediterranean. He defended French naval and colonial interests against all foreign powers before and during the war, and his success in this area eventually resulted in his assassination. Darlan's career was characterized by his loyal service to his government and nation. One of the first to recognize the German threat, he openly favored naval rearmament in the early 1930s. He was also instrumental in the success of the 1937 Nyon Conference on Mediterranean security, which was the only prewar military effort against fascist aggression. During the occupation, Darlan pursued diplomacy to ease the burdens of the French people. Yet, these very negotiations with the Germans, along with his bitter reaction to Britain's surprise attack against the French fleet at Mers el-Kéebir, would result in his reputation as an opportunist and a collaborator with the fascists. This examination of the man whose murder would ease the way for Charles de Gaulle will captivate anyone interested in the political intrigues of World War II.
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Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN-10
0275959732
ISBN-13
9780275959739
eBay Product ID (ePID)
873677
Product Key Features
Publication Name
Darlan : Admiral and Statesman of France, 1881-1942
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
Military / Naval, Europe / France, Military / General
Publication Year
1998
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
History
Number of Pages
264 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Height
0.7 in
Item Width
6.1 in
Item Weight
20 Oz
Additional Product Features
LCCN
97-032541
Number of Volumes
1 Vol.
Lc Classification Number
Dc373
Reviews
"Dr. Melton has admirably succeeded in writing a truly lucid, well-documented account of Darlan's life and work...other biographers of Darlan have presented a limited picture of the admiral since they chose to exclude Darlan's formation, his intense patriotism and his belief in the fundamental principles of the French Republic and what Darlan and many of his contemporaries viewed as France's mission to civilize. Melton has restored these valuable details. Moreover, the author has sought to question received perceptions of Darlan's record during the Occupation in order to present the significantly persuading evidence he has uncovered. In his introduction, Professor Melton states that "[I]t is now possible to view Darlan in fresh perspective and assess his career with better balance and objectivity...Melton has laudably achieved that goal and consequently has drawn a fresh image of Darlan from the shadow of both the collaborationists and Charles de Gualle"- European Studies Journal, "[Melton's] fulfills a real need in that it serves to make Darlan better known on the other side of the Atlantic and because it deploys information on Darlan from the vast resources of the U.S. archives that will be new for the most part to French and German researchers on the subject. Thus, Melton manages to integrate new information into an overview of Darlan's life and career which is...balanced and insightful..." Journal of Military History, "...an analysis that provides an interesting corrective to the popular Gaullist view of the Admiral as a traitor to France." Modern & Contemporary France, "Whatever one's judgement of Darlan, Melton provides ample evidence upon which to base a judgement....Melton has presented an important study of Darlan and the regime he served."- The Northern Mariner, "This reviewer can recommend this work for the WWII afficionado/da whose collection of the period tends to the military-political and the biographical aspects." Military and Naval History Journal, "...an analysis that provides an interesting corrective to the popular Gaullist view of the Admiral as a traitor to France."- Modern & Contemporary France, "Dr. Melton has admirably succeeded in writing a truly lucid, well-documented account of Darlan's life and work...other biographers of Darlan have presented a limited picture of the admiral since they chose to exclude Darlan's formation, his intense patriotism and his belief in the fundamental principles of the French Republic and what Darlan and many of his contemporaries viewed as France's mission to civilize. Melton has restored these valuable details. Moreover, the author has sought to question received perceptions of Darlan's record during the Occupation in order to present the significantly persuading evidence he has uncovered. In his introduction, Professor Melton states that "[I]t is now possible to view Darlan in fresh perspective and assess his career with better balance and objectivity...Melton has laudably achieved that goal and consequently has drawn a fresh image of Darlan from the shadow of both the collaborationists and Charles de Gualle" European Studies Journal, "Whatever one's judgement of Darlan, Melton provides ample evidence upon which to base a judgement....Melton has presented an important study of Darlan and the regime he served." The Northern Mariner
Table of Content
Preface Introduction The Future Admiral Close to the Center of Power Toward a New Balance of Naval Power Blunting Fascist Aggression Preparing for War Shifting Strategies of War Strategy of Coalition Warfare The Failure of Coalition Warfare Empire in Crisis Keeping France Neutral Darlan versus Laval In the Shadow of the Third Reich The Syrian War Troubled Interim The Winter Crisis The End of the Darlan Era at Vichy The Road to Algiers Armistice in North Africa A Step Toward the Liberation The Last Forty Days of Darlan Assassination in Algiers The Cover Up Darlan: Myth and Reality Notes on Archival Sources Index
Target Audience
College Audience
Dewey Decimal
940.54/23/092 B
Dewey Edition
21
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