Iraq 1941: The Battles for Basra, Habbaniya, Fallujah and Baghdad

by Robert Lyman

The events in Iraq in 1941 had crucial strategic consequences. The country's oil reserves were a highly coveted prize for the Axis powers, and its location provided a corridor in the defence of Palestine and the Suez Canal. Had Iraq fallen to the Axis powers, Britain could have lost its foothold in the Middle East and the Mediterranean and risked losing World War II (1939-1945). This book examines the strategy and tactics of the Iraq campaign, the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1841769916
• ISBN13: 9781841769912
• Release Date: February 2006
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.3" x 9.8"