How and why Winston Churchill ordered the Royal Navy to attack the French fleet in July 1940.
2009 · 0h 45m · Documentary, War
Genres: Documentary, War
The background to, events of and consequences of the Battle of Mers-El-Kebir on 3 July 1940. In that battle, Royal Navy ships fired on the French Fleet in order to prevent it from falling into German hands. A French battleship was sunk and several other ships damaged.
Director: Richard Bond