Click for part 3 Saar Offensive, 1939 The 1930s truly was the calm before the storm. France and Britain, with the exertions of the 'War to End All Wars' behind them though still fresh in the memory, and their empires pretty much pacified, were enjoying a peaceful decade they did not want to end. The... Continue Reading →
Worst French Military Disaster of Each Decade, 1840s-1880s (Part 2)
Click for Part 1 Battle of Maeva, 1846 Although little is documented of the fighting itself, the French lost a shore party of marines in what has been described as a massacre by some, on the island of Huahine, modern-day French Polynesia. The Leeward Islands were divided between four kingdoms: Tahiti, Huahine, Raiatea and Bora... Continue Reading →