NAVIRES & HISTOIRE N°121

Summary of this N ° 121:
- Some news
- Mail / LIBRARY
- The Indo-Pacific: a popular concept.
- History of the Free French Naval Forces III - October 1941 - October 1942.
- The Marseilles Armaments (Part 1).
- When the epidemic of 1779 saved England from the Franco-Spanish landing.
- The "Francis Garnier" Aviso.

We talk about it on the net and in the press:

- The allies were wary of the FNFL because they were partly judged to be politically unreliable, it must be recognized that the independence side of the great Charles had something to be afraid of, because for him it was the greatness of France first and the rest of the world after, even if at that time the greatness of France was more theoretical than practical, it was the court of miracles at Versailles, the ends of the month were difficult under the golds of a republic in the making and almost to two fingers to go begging for food and equipment at restaurants in the heart of the allied forces ... Third part of a family maritime saga caught between divergent currents, fascinating little-known story of a politico-military reconquest ...
Marseille and its emblem, the CMA-GCM tower, the last vestige of the very rich history of the local shipping companies and which have been the queens of the southern seas, companies which had nothing to envy to other French companies ... history against the backdrop of the Count of Monte Cristo and Mediterranean lines ... between wealth and exile and the vagaries of the history of this warm-blooded basin like a game of cards at Marius's ...
For the rest, take the summary, take a long nap with a fresh pastis and enjoy these moments of fascinating and enriching reading as possible while waiting for the next issue ... © Marc Debeer -  Fleuves & Canaux.