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

by John Broich

Book Overview

An "almost absurdly colorful" history of the WWII battle for the Levant: "In places . . . the material is like Casablanca meets The English Patient" (The Wall Street Journal).

In the spring of 1941, the Allied forces had one last hope: that the Axis would run through its fuel supply. In Blood, Oil and the Axis, historian John Broich tells the vital story of Iraq and the Levant during this most pivotal time of the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1468313991
• ISBN13: 9781468313994
• Release Date: May 2019
• Publisher: Abrams Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.1" x 9.1"