Derek Law Bibliography

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JORDAN, John & DUMAS, Robert. French Battleships 1922-1956. 232p., bibliog., illus., index. Barnsley: Seaforth; Annapolis: NIP, 2009. ISBN: 1591144167.

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.