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The British defence of Egypt, 1935-1940 : conflict and crisis in the eastern Mediterranean /
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 contributio...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; New York :
Frank Cass,
2005.
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| Colección: | Cass series--military history and policy.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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 s. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xvii, 274 pages) : maps |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-267) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0203495128 9780203495124 9780714649436 0714649430 |