Britain's War in the Middle East

Strategy and Diplomacy, 1936-42

By: Martin Kolinsky

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Hardcover | 19 July 1999 | Edition Number 1

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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.

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Preface and Acknowledgements
List of Abbreviations
Introduction	p. 1
Egypt and Palestine: Linkages	p. 3
Oil and Strategic Relations	p. 5
The British Political Context	p. 9
British Strategic Policy, 1936-8	p. 17
The Appeasement of Italy	p. 17
Refusal of Joint Strategy with France	p. 24
The Anglo-Egyptian Treaty	p. 29
Political Uncertainties in Egypt during the Interwar Period	p. 32
'Non-Intervention'	p. 37
The Dismissal of the Wafd Government	p. 38
The Defence of Egypt	p. 40
Internal Security and the Palestine Issue in Egypt	p. 42
Palestine 1936-8: the Reshaping of British Policy	p. 48
Jewish Immigration and the Arab General Strike	p. 49
External Influences	p. 53
The Conflict over Partition	p. 59
Abandonment of Partition	p. 64
Palestine and Egypt: Troop Movements	p. 66
The Policy of Appeasement: the White Paper on Palestine and Jewish Refugees	p. 70
The Arab States and the Defence of Palestine	p. 71
The Jewish Refugee Problem	p. 74
The Palestine White Paper of May 1939	p. 78
British Strategic Policy, 1939-June 1940	p. 93
The Anglo-French Alliance of 1939	p. 95
On the Brink of War	p. 99
Anglo-French Strategy during the 'Phoney War'	p. 103
Preparations for War in Spring 1940	p. 107
Anglo-French Differences	p. 109
Allied Differences over War with Italy	p. 114
The Long-awaited Plans	p. 116
The Fall of France	p. 117
Defence Issues in Egypt and Palestine, 1939-40	p. 122
Ambiguities of Alliance: Egypt's Desire for Neutrality	p. 123
Defence Issues in Palestine	p. 131
Britain without Allies	p. 137
British Strategic Policy, July 1941-June 1941	p. 145
The Battle for Libya and Greece	p. 146
German Policy towards Arab Nationalists	p. 153
The Coup in Iraq	p. 156
Turkey under Pressure	p. 162
Franco-German Agreements on Syria	p. 164
British Intervention in Egyptian Politics	p. 170
The Changing Strategic Situation	p. 171
The Political Impact of Rommel's First Advance in 1941	p. 175
The Ultimatum to Farouk	p. 177
Evacuation Plans, Summer 1942	p. 179
Political Disarray	p. 183
Dismissal of the Wafd	p. 184
Wartime Policy towards Palestine	p. 188
The Predicament of the Yishuv	p. 192
Propaganda and the Mufti's Bid for Axis Support	p. 196
Plans for the Defence of Palestine	p. 198
Jewish Refugees and Debate over the White Paper Policy	p. 203
Conclusion	p. 207
The Search for Political Stability	p. 210
Cross-Purposes of Strategy and Politics	p. 213
Anglo-American Relations in the Middle East	p. 215
Notes and References	p. 220
Bibliography	p. 275
Index	p. 287
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