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Britain’s forgotten 1941 victories: Securing the Middle East against impossible odds.
First Victory: 1941
Blood, Oil and Mastery in the Middle East, 1941
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352 pages
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17 October 2019
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Summary
- Before Montgomery’s victory at El Alamein and the American entry into the war, Britain and her Empire stood alone and on the brink of defeat. As Hitler launched Barbarossa, a triple threat emerged from the Middle East - nationalists in Iraq sought an alliance with Germany, the Vichy regime in Syria was ready to welcome Nazi troops and Iran’s neutrality threatened supply and communication channels to the Empire and the ailing Soviet Union.
Further, control of the Middle Ea…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781472132857 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1472132858 |
| Author: | Robert Lyman, Major Robert Lyman |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Constable |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 17 October 2019 |
| Weight: | 240g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 126mm x 28mm |
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About The Author
Robert Lyman
Major Robert Lyman was an officer in the British Army for twenty years. He is the acclaimed author of Slim, Master of War: Burma and the Birth of Modern Warfare and First Victory: Britain’s Forgotten Struggle in the Middle East, 1941. He lives in Berkshire, England.
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