With Britain facing the prospect of standing alone against Nazi Germany in the summer of 1940, Winston Churchill ordered one of the most controversial actions of the entire war: the attack on the French fleet at Mers el-Kébir.
In the early hours of 3rd July 1940, a powerful British fleet cut steadily through the Mediterranean towards the Algerian coast. Led by HMS Hood, one of the largest and most formidable warships afloat, Force H moved with quiet determination through the warm darkness,...