{"product_id":"french-battleships-1914-45-9781472818195","title":"French Battleships 1914-45","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis authoritative study examines the French Navy's last battleships, using detailed color plates and historical photographs, taking them from their inception before World War I, through their service in World War II including the scuttling of the French fleet at Toulon in 1943, and the service of \u003ci\u003eRichelieu \u003c\/i\u003ein the war against Japan. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn September 1, 1910, France became the last great naval power to lay down a dreadnought battleship, the \u003ci\u003eCourbet\u003c\/i\u003e. The ensuing Courbet and Bretagne-class dreadnoughts had a relatively quiet World War I, spending most of it at anchor off the entrance to the Adriatic, keeping watch over the Austro-Hungarian fleet. The constraints of the Washington Naval Treaty prevented new battleships being built until the 1930s, with the innovative Dunkerque-class and excellent Richelieu-class of battleships designed to counter new German designs. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e After the fall of France in 1940, the dreadnoughts and fast battleships of the \u003ci\u003eMarine Nationale\u003c\/i\u003e had the unique experience of firing against German, Italian, British, and American targets during the war.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Osprey Publishing (UK)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/22\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781472818195\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 48\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.60h x 7.10w x 0.20d","brand":"Ryan K. Noppen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45130956374197,"sku":"9781472818195","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_eec7ebbe-06e0-42bf-9501-5c83de3cf968.jpg?v=1740460064","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/french-battleships-1914-45-9781472818195","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}