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Quisling forms a government in Norway
The Finns allow the Germans to move troops across Finland
Free French expedition to Dakar officially abandoned after resistance is stronger than expected
 Traditional  Enemies - Britain's War with  Vichy France 1940-1942, John D Grainger. Looks at the series of battles between Vichy France and Britain  between the fall of France  in 1940 and Operation Torch at the end of 1942. Politically well balanced,  acknowledging the genuine motives behind each British attack and the difficult  balancing act the Vichy  government was attempting but failing to pull off, and with good accounts of  the military actions.  [read full review]