Although the land army was fully dependent on the maritime front, few works have provided an answer to the question: "What did the French navy do during the war of 14-18?" The Navy was, however, of all the branches of the French Republic’s armed forces, the only one to have fought in all the elements: on the high seas of course, but also under them, on land and in the air, and with hardly more than 165,000 men, And yet its role remains unknown. This book is therefore aimed at new generations of readers and enthusiasts, so that they can know what these largely unknown combattants accomplished during the Great War.
(Translated by Neil Page)