Table of Contents

Foreword: France in the Middle East FIRST PART – The noose tightens Chapter 1: 1939. Weygand Chapter 2: 1940: The time of choice Chapter 3: From one war to the next Chapter 4: 1941 Dentz Chapter 5: de Gaulle  Chapter 6: The noose tightens  Chapter 7: Rachid Ali  Chapter 8: Darlan Chapter 9: Stirring up a hornet’s nest Chapter 10: War? Chapter 11: War! Chapter 12: The Free French at Kastina SECOND PART – The Rupture Chapter 13: 8 June The Offensive Chapter 14: Battle for Damascus Chapter 15: Kuneitra. The counterattack Chapter 16: Negotiate? Chapter 17: Armistice at Saint-Jean d’Acre Chapter 18: Brother enemies Chapter 19: Vae victis Bibliography

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About the Author

Henri de Wailly teaches at the Saint Cyr French National Military Academy. A specialist in military history, he has written several books in French including 1945 l'empire rompu : Syrie, Algerie, Indochine and Liban, Syrie : le mandat : 1919-1940. A graduate of the Sydney University Medical School, William Land holds an M.Litt from the University of New England and a PhD from the Department of French Studies of the University of Sydney. A retired reserve group captain of the Royal Australian Air Force, he served in Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Thailand and Vietnam. He is currently part of the team translating records from the Baudin Expedition of 1800-1804.