The British Armada attack the French fleet in the bay of Mers el-Kébir in June 1940, leading to a violent conflict between the two nations.

deploying a formidable armada of warships, strike aircraft , thousands of troops, and a vast array of weaponry. The operation, code-named Saif Sareea (Arabic for "Swift Sword"), reaches its climax ...

It was the largest armada for the UK's senior service since the Second World War, and it saw five of its warships sunk during the brief conflict in the South Atlantic. The surviving warships saw ...