LEADER 02606nam 2200433 450 001 9910794994203321 005 20230808205705.0 010 $a1-912174-68-5 035 $a(CKB)4340000000194424 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4943887 035 $a(EXLCZ)994340000000194424 100 $a20200103d2016 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aThree republics one navy $ea naval history of France 1870-1999 /$fAnthony Clayton ; illustrations by Peter French 210 1$aSolihull, West Midlands, England :$cHelion & Company Limited,$d2016. 215 $a1 online resource (215 pages) $cillustrations 311 $a1-911096-74-5 311 $a1-909982-99-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 203-206) and index. 330 $a"In the 1870s, to supplement their early steam engines, French warships were still rigged for sail. In the 1970s the Marine Nationale's ships at sea included aircraft carriers operating supersonic jets, and intercontinental ballistic missile submarines propelled by nuclear engines. Within this one hundred years, the Marine has played important roles in the acquisition of Asian and African colonial empires; until 1900 the lead role in a naval 'Cold War' against Great Britain; in 1904-1920 preparation, largely Mediterranean-based for, and participation in a Paris agenda in the First World War; a spectacular modernisation unfortunately incomplete in the inter-war years; division, tragic self-destruction and a rebirth in the Second World War; important roles in the two major decolonisation campaigns of Indochina and Algeria; and finally in the retention of major world power status with power-projection roles in the late 20th century, requiring a navy with both nuclear age and traditional amphibious operational capabilities. The enormous costs involved were to lead to reductions and a new naval relationship with Great Britain at the end of the 20th Century." --- from book jacket. 606 $aWarships$zFrance$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aWarships$zFrance$xHistory$y19th century 607 $aFrance$xHistory, Naval$y20th century 607 $aFrance$xHistory, Naval$y19th century 615 0$aWarships$xHistory 615 0$aWarships$xHistory 676 $a359.00944 700 $aClayton$b Anthony$f1928-$0243126 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910794994203321 996 $aThree republics one navy$93843855 997 $aUNINA