Blood, Oil, and the Axis: The Allied Resistance Against a Fascist State in Iraq and the Levant, 1941

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In spring 1941, with the Allies on their heels on all fronts of WWII, a pro German faction of Iraqi officers offered that country s vast oil supply to Hitler in exchange for helping it take over Iraq That oil supply was sufficient to provide for all the needs of the seemingly unstoppable Axis war machine On top of that, the Vichy French overlords of neighboring Syria agreed to collaborate with the Germans by providing airstrips and fuel for the Luftwaffe en route to fight beside their new Iraqi partners In Blood, Oil, and the Axis, John Broich tells the fast paced story of the improvised response launched by an unlikely coalition of Allied units from around the globe and their race to counteract this dire threat before the Axis could consolidate power in Iraq and the Levant Broich tells his tale through the eyes of memorable figures like a young American who rejected hiscountry s isolationism to fight the fascists years before Pearl Harbor Freya Stark, a famous travel writer turned government agent Roald Dahl, who flew a Hurricane fighter over Syria before becoming a children s writer and fighters from India, Jordan, and Iraq itself Taking the reader on a tour of cities and landscapes grimly familiar to today s reader from a bombed out Fallujah to Baghdad to Damascus Blood, Oil, and the Axis is poised to become the definitive chronicle of the Axis s menacing play for Iraq and the Levant in 1941 and the extraordinary alliance that confronted it. Read Blood, Oil, and the Axis: The Allied Resistance Against a Fascist State in Iraq and the Levant, 1941 – kino-fada.fr This book isabout men and battles than the politics of the greater war it provides a fascinating portrayal of the time and place, but largely neglects the behind the scenes aspects of the war However, it was a good enough, and documented enough, book of the war on the ground and in the air The attention to divided populations was the most interesting aspect when we simplify the history of WWII to Allies and Axis, it is forgotten that Free French fought Vichy French forces, as well as t This book isabout men and battles than the politics of the greater war it provides a fascinating portrayal of the time and place, but largely neglects the behind the scenes aspects of the war However, it was a good enough, and documented enough, book of the war on the ground an...Once the Axis had conquered most of Europe including Greece and Crete, and in North Africa was approaching the Suez Canal, Nazi eyes turned towards the oil fields in Iraq and Iran With control of the Levant, the Nazis could attack the Canal from both sides, and up into Russia to capture the Caspian Sea oil fields.The Vichy French refused to give the British or Free French access to Iraq, and they would fight to keep it Here it gets very confusing, on the Axis side is the Vichy French, Luftwaff Once the Axis had conquered most of Europe including Greece and...Interesting blend of the telling of the strategic and personal stories related to the mid east conflict early WW2 You will have a familiarity with most locations as they are prominent in current activities of history.It was ok not great but ok

Blood, Oil, and the Axis: The Allied Resistance Against a Fascist State in Iraq and the Levant, 1941
  • English
  • 09 January 2017
  • Hardcover
  • 368 pages
  • 1468313991
  • John Broich
  • Blood, Oil, and the Axis: The Allied Resistance Against a Fascist State in Iraq and the Levant, 1941