This episode sees another previously member only episode released on the main feed. The story of the interwar Royal Navy is one of trying to simply do too much with not enough resources.

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In early 1942 the new Vichy French government would bring charges against 6 men in the effort to determine the reasons for France's defeat in 1942. The resulting trial would not go as planned.

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France was defeated. Why? Who? How?

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With the fall of the Reynaud government, Petain rapidly moved into armistice negotiations with Germany, although calling them negotiations might be inaccurate.

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While their other operations get most of the publicity, throughout the entire war the RAF was constantly sending bombers on missions to drop sea mines, operations code named Gardening operations.

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The French had this cool thing called the Maginot Line, what has been happening there?

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After the fall of Paris things continued to just as poorly as they did before.

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Paris Falls. General Brooke realizes that the British are no longer capable of helping the French.

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After the beginning of Case Red, the overall situation for the French would quickly begin to fall apart completely.

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