Syria and Lebanon 1941

The Allied Fight against the Vichy French

By:

David Sutton

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Paperback / softback

Series:

Campaign

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A detailed study of the Syrian and Lebanon campaign of World War II. In June 1941, Australian, British, Indian and Free French forces invaded the Vichy French-controlled mandate of Syria and Lebanon. They faced an enemy that had more artillery, tanks and aircraft. They fought in rocky, mountainous terrain, through barren valleys and across swollen rivers, and soon after the initial advance faced a powerful Vichy French counter-attack on key strategic positions. Despite these difficulties, the Allies prevailed, and in doing so ensured that the territory did not fall into German or pro-German hands, and thus provide a springboard from which Axis forces could attack British oil interests in Iraq, the key territory of Palestine or the Suez Canal. This book examines the high military and political strategy that lay behind the campaign, as well as the experiences and hardships as endured by the men on the ground. The battles in Syria and Lebanon were complex actions, often at the battalion level or below, and this work uses extensive war diaries and available records to make sense of the actions and examine how they affected the wider campaign.

Author Biography:

Dr David Sutton is a historian in the Military History Section at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra, Australia. He specializes in World War II, in particular the early stages of the Nazi–Soviet War, and Australian actions in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. His doctoral thesis focused on operations Barbarossa and Typhoon, in particular, Hitler’s drive towards Moscow in 1941.

Release date Australia

February 17th, 2022

Author

David Sutton

Audiences

General (US: Trade)
Professional & Vocational

Contributor

Illustrated by Graham Turner

Illustrations

Colour illustrations throughout, including battlescene artworks, maps, 3D diagrams and photographs.

Pages

Series

Campaign

Dimensions

187x257x8

ISBN-13

9781472843845

Product ID

35001316

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