Wavell In The Middle East 1939 1941

Author : Harold E. Raugh
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
Page : 534 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2013-04-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9780806189802

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Wavell in the Middle East, 1939–1941 by Harold E. Raugh Pdf

This masterly study of generalship covers two years of intense operational activity during which Field Marshal Wavell, as Commander-in-Chief, Middle East, was at one point conducting no fewer than five campaigns simultaneously. Two of those campaigns will stand in history as truly great victories, and one—the campaign in Greece in 1941—as a source of endless controversy. Harold E. Raugh, Jr., has drawn upon previously unavailable official documents and interviewed or corresponded with a wide range of soldiers who served under Wavell. Raugh shows how Wavell’s early experience as a soldier and budding commander were reflected in his later decision making and shrewd military vision. Although Wavell’s charismatic personality endeared him to all who served under him and earned him the profound respect of his fellows, and even of the enemy, his natural taciturnity brought him into conflict with his political masters. In spite of his enormous military achievements at one of the most critical periods in his country’s history, Wavell has been undeservedly relegated to obscurity—a historical oversight that Raugh corrects with this richly detailed book.

Author : Harold E. Raugh
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 468 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:165484470

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Wavell in the Middle East by Harold E. Raugh Pdf

Author : Harold E. Raugh
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
Page : 365 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2013-03-18
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780806189789

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Wavell in the Middle East, 1939–1941 by Harold E. Raugh Pdf

This masterly study of generalship covers two years of intense operational activity during which Field Marshal Wavell, as Commander-in-Chief, Middle East, was at one point conducting no fewer than five campaigns simultaneously. Two of those campaigns will stand in history as truly great victories, and one—the campaign in Greece in 1941—as a source of endless controversy. Harold E. Raugh, Jr., has drawn upon previously unavailable official documents and interviewed or corresponded with a wide range of soldiers who served under Wavell. Raugh shows how Wavell’s early experience as a soldier and budding commander were reflected in his later decision making and shrewd military vision. Although Wavell’s charismatic personality endeared him to all who served under him and earned him the profound respect of his fellows, and even of the enemy, his natural taciturnity brought him into conflict with his political masters. In spite of his enormous military achievements at one of the most critical periods in his country’s history, Wavell has been undeservedly relegated to obscurity—a historical oversight that Raugh corrects with this richly detailed book.

Author : Michael Carver
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : World War, 1939-1945
ISBN : STANFORD:36105009126306

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Wavell and the War in the Middle East, 1940-1941 by Michael Carver Pdf

Author : Martin Kolinsky
Publisher : Springer
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2016-07-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9781349276363

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Britain’s War in the Middle East by Martin Kolinsky Pdf

During the early years of the Second World War, Britain devoted immense resources to building military bases in Egypt and Palestine. The political stability of the two countries was of prime concern to avoid diverting troops away from fighting the external enemy to internal security tasks. The paradox of Britain's eventual victory was that it could not perpetuate its political authority. Demands for independence intensified in Egypt and among Palestinian Jewry, and led to postwar struggles.

Author : Major Lawrence Rucker Snead III
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
Page : 45 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2014-08-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781782897460

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Wavell's Campaigns In The Middle East: An Analysis Of Operational Art by Major Lawrence Rucker Snead III Pdf

Today the United States confronts an uncertain world. The strategic environment has changed. It no longer has one main enemy and a military force to confront that foe. Instead, the United States must be prepared to deal with a multiple of possible threats as its military continues to downsize. This new regional orientation and world situation requires that the US Military be ready to fight simultaneous major regional contingencies to achieve the victories that the American people expect. Therefore, this study examines Field Marshall Wavell’s campaigns in the Middle East in WWII to provide a historical case study of a similar situation. There he had to simultaneously conduct a large number of campaigns and operations over four theaters of operations against different enemies under difficult conditions to achieve strategic objectives. It compares this case study with the current strategic military requirements facing the US and current US Military doctrine to determine if the US is prepared to deal with multiple simultaneous regional contingencies. Finally, this monograph indicates that the US Military needs to update both its National Military Strategy and it’s doctrine in order to be prepared to fight and win multiple simultaneous major regional contingencies in the future. In addition, this study has indicated a number of implications for the conduct of operational art by the US Military.

Author : Youssef Aboul-Enein
Publisher : Naval Institute Press
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2013-10-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781612513362

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The Secret War for the Middle East by Youssef Aboul-Enein Pdf

It can be argued that the Middle East during the World War II has been regarded as that conflict’s most overlooked theater of operations. Though the threat of direct Axis invasion never materialized beyond the Egyptian Western Desert with Rommel’s Afrika Korps, this did not limit the Axis from probing the Middle East and cultivating potential collaborators and sympathizers. These actions left an indelible mark in the socio-political evolution of the modern states of the Middle East. This book explores the infusion of the political language of anti-Semitism, nationalism, fascism, and Marxism that were among the ideological byproducts of Axis and Allied intervention in the Arab world. The status of British-dominated Middle East was tailor-made for exploitation by Axis intelligence and propaganda. German and Italian intelligence efforts fueled anti-British resentments; their influence shaped the course of Arab nationalist sentiments throughout the Middle East. A relevant parallel to the pan-Arab cause was Hitler’s attempt to bring ethnic Germans into the fold of a greater German state. In theory, as the Sudeten German stood on par with the Carpathian German, so too, according to doctrinal theory, did the Yemeni stand in union with the Syrian in the imagination of those espousing pan-Arabism. As historic evidence demonstrates, this very commonality proved to be a major factor in the development of relations between Arab and Fascist leaders. The Arab nationalist movement amounted to nothing more than a shapeless, fragmented, counter position to British imperialism, imported to the Arab East via Berlin for Nazi aspirations.

Author : Craig Stockings
Publisher : UNSW Press
Page : 494 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : History
ISBN : 9781921410253

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Bardia by Craig Stockings Pdf

Challenging in its perspective and controversial in its conclusions, Bardia is a riveting account of the first large-scale battle planned and fought by an Australian formation in World War II. --Book Jacket.

Author : Steve Morewood
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2004-11-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9781135776664

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The British Defence of Egypt, 1935-40 by Steve Morewood Pdf

A comprehensive and challenging analysis of the British defence of Egypt, primarily against fascist Italy, in the critical lead-up period to the Second World War. Culminating in the decisive defeat of the Italian military threat at Sidi Barrani in December 1940, this is a fascinating new contribution to the field.

Author : Steven Morewood
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : History
ISBN : 0714649430

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The British Defence of Egypt, 1935-1940 by Steven Morewood Pdf

A comprehensive and challenging analysis of the British defence of Egypt, primarily against fascist Italy, in the critical lead-up period to the Second World War. Culminating in the decisive defeat of the Italian military threat at Sidi Barrani in December 1940, this is a fascinating new contribution to the field. The security of Egypt, a constant of British imperial strategy, is a curiously neglected dimension of the still burning appeasement debate. Steven Morewood adds to the originality of his interpretation by suggesting the old view should be reinstated: that Mussolini should and could have been stopped in his empire-building at the Abyssinian hurdle. Thereafter, as Nazi Germany tore the Versailles peace settlement to shreds, the drift to war accelerated as British resolve and credibility were brought into question. The fascist dictators in Rome and Berlin held no respect for weakness and Mussolini became the conduit through which Hitler could apply pressure to a sensitive British interest through reinforcing Libya at critical moments.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Military art and science
ISBN : UCR:31210024106625

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Military Review by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 868 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Military art and science
ISBN : IND:30000137460543

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Professional Journal of the United States Army by Anonim Pdf

Author : Ian Stanley Ord Playfair
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 606 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1954
Category : World War, 1939-1945
ISBN : UOM:39015002327495

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The Mediterranean and Middle East: The early successes against Italy (to May 1941) by Ian Stanley Ord Playfair Pdf

Author : Jon Diamond
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2012-07-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781849087384

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Archibald Wavell by Jon Diamond Pdf

Archibald Wavell remains one of the great Allied commanders of the early phases of World War II. In fact, between June 1940 and June 1941, he was the only British theatre commander actively engaging Axis forces. At a time when the British Expeditionary Force had been expelled from Europe, Wavell was conducting campaigns across nine countries and two continents. In those 12 months, he planned and directly oversaw a multitude of campaigns, from the hugely successful winter campaigns against the Italians in the Western Desert and the conquest of Italian East Africa, through the Iraqi revolt, the invasion of Vichy Syria and Lebanon and the ill-fated British involvement in Greece, to the unsuccessful attempts to break the siege of Tobruk that led to his replacement in June 1941. While Wavell's great victories are often overshadowed by those of other commanders later in the war, this should not detract from his proven abilities as a strategist and tactician. This book tells the complete story of Wavell's wartime exploits and examines his strengths and weaknesses as a commander.

Author : Ashley Jackson
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 451 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2018-06-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9780300235364

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Persian Gulf Command by Ashley Jackson Pdf

“Offers us a fascinating new perspective on the Second World War—its impact on local societies in the Middle East.” (Richard J. Aldrich, author of The Black Door) This dynamic history is the first to construct a total picture of the experience and impact of World War II in Iran and Iraq. Contending that these two countries were more important to the Allied forces’ war operations than has ever been acknowledged, historian Ashley Jackson investigates the grand strategy of the Allies and their operations in the region and the continuing legacy of Western intervention in the Middle East. Iran and Iraq served as the first WWII theater in which the U.S., the U.K., and the U.S.S.R. fought alongside each other. Jackson charts the intense Allied military activity in Iran and Iraq and reveals how deeply the war impacted common people’s lives. He also provides revelations about the true nature of Anglo-American relations in the region, the beginnings of the Cold War, and the continuing corrosive legacy of Western influence in these lands. “Skillfully brings together the complex range of developments that took place in Iraq and Iran during the Second World War.” —Evan Mawdsley, author of December 1941 “A brilliant book that confirms Ashley Jackson’s place among the preeminent scholars of the British empire.” —Joe Maiolo, author of Cry Havoc “Consistently fascinating and thought-provoking.” —Simon Ball, author of The Bitter Sea “In this lucid work, filled with telling details and well-crafted arguments, Jackson has finally revealed the undoubted significance of Iran and Iraq to the wider war.” —Niall Barr, author of Eisenhower's Armies