“弩炮计划”的缘起——1940年法国单独停战与英国的对策研究

The Origins of Operation Catapult: the French Armistice with Germany in 1940 and the British Reaction

“弩炮计划”是英国战时内阁在法国败降后做出的一项重要决策,旨在消除法国舰队的潜在威胁。作为对法国单独停战的回应,该计划不仅是一个预防性的军事行动计划,同时也是英国政府在国家存亡的危机关头决意单独对德作战的外交活动中的重要一环。其决策过程实际上是英国在战与和的战略问题上进行抉择的一个缩影。

Operation Catapult, an important decision made by the British Cabinet after the French signed an armistice with Germany, aimed to destroy the French fleet. As the reaction to the armistice between France and Germany, Operation Catapult was not only a preventative military action, but also an important measure of British wartime diplomacy, which reflected the process of British policy-making to fight alone.