Battleships in World War II part of Operation Neptune, in support of the D-Day landings in June 1944. D-Day also saw the deliberate sacrifice of two old dreadnoughts ( and ), which were scuttled as part of the breakwater around the Allied Mulberry harbours. The sinking of "Prince of Wales" and "Repulse" off the coast of Malaya in 1941 demonstrated that even the most modern battleships could not hold off aerial attacks without decent aerial defenses. The British HACS fire control system had been rendered inoperable by the extreme heat and humidity of the Malaya tropical climate, and the anti-aircraft artillery had managed to shoot
The 6:41 to Paris name perfectly despite it being a complex Polish one. The woman realized that he did not recognize her though they had dated for about three months twenty-five years prior. Blondel's observant tendencies lent themselves to the realistic and detailed nature of the book. "The 6:41 to Paris" was first published in French as "06H41" in 2013 by Buchet-Chastel. This translation by Alison Anderson was published in 2015 by New Vessel Press. "06H41" has been translated into ten languages so far. "The 6:41 to Paris" received high praise from many critics who commented on Blondel's ability to captivate an audience and