![]() The authors assert these French battleships represented influential and radical designs, and that the British, Germans, and Italians were desirous of these warships. Nevertheless, other warships and topics are examined, as are the proposed, but never completed French capital ship designs. Jordan and Dumas rightly devote most of their book to the Dunkerque, Strasbourg, Richelieu, and Jean Bart. This is a first-rate history of the four modern fast capital ships of the Marine Nationale and is a superb presentation of the Dunkerque– and Richelieu-class battleships prior to, during, and after World War II. Originally published in 2009, the 2020 release is a high quality, superior stock paperback, the type readers expect from Seaforth Publishing. John Jordan and Robert Dumas have shifted the spotlight in their reissued French Battleships, 1922-1956. The French, Italian, and other fleets generally receive short shrift. ![]() After all, these nations’ navies did the bulk of the fighting. ![]() Most histories of World War II at sea rightly focus on the United States, Great Britain, Japan, and Germany. ![]()
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