{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6369d309e71f4a00118fa224/68041aa63808841569b99aa5?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Secret War Between Britain and… France! | Ep.114 | The Scandal Mongers Podcast","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6369d309e71f4a00118fa224/1745098564208-4a470297-ee26-4186-9fd0-ae22d6882f5c.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>This&nbsp;week we continue exploring the Second World War by revealing one of its most surprising, colourful and sometimes farcical stories - the two year undeclared war between Britain and Vichy France.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Tim Bouverie is Phil’s guest and he tales us through some of the terrific - and little known&nbsp;- stories in his new book&nbsp;<em>Allies At War</em>.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Although London and Paris are firm allies when Nazi Germany invades France in May 1940, relationships soon fall apart and true disappears.&nbsp;Then, in July 1940, Winston Churchill - a lifelong francophile - takes the fateful decision to send the Royal Navy to attack the French fleet (to ensure it does not fall into Hitler’s hands).&nbsp;1,300 French sailors, who had been allies of the British just weeks before, die in this attack.</p><p><br></p><p>There follows a series of military campaigns and diplomatic intrigues with the (often clashing) personalities of Charles de Gaulle and Winston Churchill at the heart of them all.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>You can buy Tim’s book here...</p><p><a href=\"https://www.amazon.co.uk/Allies-War-Politics-Defeating-Hitler/dp/1847926231/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.amazon.co.uk/Allies-War-Politics-Defeating-Hitler/dp/1847926231/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0</a></p><p><br></p><p>There’s also information and extracts from Phil’s new book here...</p><p><a href=\"https://sites.google.com/view/1945thereckoning/home\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://sites.google.com/view/1945thereckoning/home</a></p><p><br></p><p>You can pre-order the book now on Amazon UK&nbsp;- and it will be available all around the world as an e-book and an audio book...</p><p><a href=\"https://www.amazon.co.uk/1945-Reckoning-Empire-Struggle-World/dp/139971449X/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=&amp;sr=#\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><u>https://www.amazon.co.uk/1945-Reckoning-Empire-Struggle-World/dp/139971449X/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=&amp;sr=#</u></a></p><p><br></p><p>For anyone in Australia, you can purchase the book here...</p><p>https://www.amazon.com.au/1945-Reckoning-Empire-Struggle-World/dp/1399714503/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.Aj6KiOnX8mB9IxbXa3MSftEn8ltcHpwdCwI_Y1Z9x_6wh1ZDhht_FEQApFtINIK18K6LpvzplQqjfqGwtGCX75E5idzD4XzxO4v5_7lTzseE1lilWhbmDGqQQNh41MCEhUEj3m2d_NqvbpQTzmbwiIy0x7yEhwDJnEK40Qp1ShuiNkayBHilBGbMJ2uS42z_EYICj2G1ukW0iEL0xwjyXCclJ4VwBeo2JkpEpY-vrgUNjbiZJ2WGQHUJe618JbwEOamp0n7LAcY0-C9Jd2K2kMVhcn0qj38FrKQ9kyxmsqk.KcgY2jzaJzHaHZX53DPc4FD3ClSuNzEEmTH0X6-HiG0&amp;qid=1744266867&amp;sr=8-1</p><p><br></p><p><strong>***We now have a Thank You button (next to the ’three dots’) for small donations that help support our work***</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Looking for the perfect gift for a special scandalous someone - or someone you’d like to get scandalous with?&nbsp;We’re here to help...</p><p><a href=\"https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/ScandalMongers\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/ScandalMongers</a></p><p><br></p><p>The Scandal Mongers...</p><p>https://x.com/mongerspodcast</p><p><br></p><p>Phil Craig...</p><p>https://x.com/philmcraig</p><p><br></p><p>THE SCANDAL MONGERS PODCAST is also available to watch on YouTube...</p><p>https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpiDbLiwypTLqMaKnNfxcTA</p><p><br></p><p>You can get in touch with the show via...</p><p>team@podcastworld.org</p><p>(place 'Scandal Mongers' in the heading)</p>","author_name":"The Scandal Mongers Podcast"}