25 min
Britain's war with Nazi Germany and Vichy France in Iraq and Syria: 1941 Explaining History
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Despite British setbacks and failures in Greece and an overstretched force in North Africa, Churchill was determined to seize Syria from the French Vichy collaborationist regime. The fighting to take Damascus was far harder and more difficult that Churchill had anticipated.
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Despite British setbacks and failures in Greece and an overstretched force in North Africa, Churchill was determined to seize Syria from the French Vichy collaborationist regime. The fighting to take Damascus was far harder and more difficult that Churchill had anticipated.
Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/explaininghistory.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
25 min