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The battleships of the _Dunkerque_ and _Richelieu_ classes were the
most radical and influential designs of the interwar period, and
were coveted by the British, the Germans and the Italians following
the Armistice of June 1940\. After an extensive refit in the USA,
_Richelieu_ went on to serve alongside the Royal Navy during
1943-45. Using a wealth of primary-source material, some of which
has only recently been made available, John Jordan and Robert Dumas
have embarked on a completely new study of these important and
technically interesting ships. A full account of their development
is followed by a detailed analysis of their design characteristics,
profusely illustrated by inboard profiles and schematic drawings.
The technical chapters are interspersed with operational histories
of the ships, with a particular focus on the operations in which
they engaged other heavy units: Mers el-Kebir, Dakar and
Casablanca. These accounts include a detailed analysis of their
performance in action and the damage sustained, and are supported
by specially-drawn maps and by the logs of _Strasbourg_ and
_Richelieu_. Twenty-two colour profile and plan views illustrate
the ships' appearance at the various stages of their careers.
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
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