The name West African campaign refers to two battles during World War II, the Battle of Dakar (also known as Operation Menace) and the Battle of Gabon , both of which were in late 1940. The actions involved Allied forces attacking Vichy French forces.

External links

• http://users.swing.be/baten/bat/910.html
• http://www.ahoy.tk-jk.net/macslog/OperationMenace.September.html
• http://history1900s.about.com/library/prm/blwaugh2.htm
• http://www.navy.gov.au/spc/history/ships/australia2.htm
• http://stonebooks.com/archives/960425.shtml