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Zamir, Meir.

The Secret Anglo-French War in the Middle East : intelligence and decolonization, 1940-1948 / Meir Zamir. - First issued in paperback 2016. - Abingdon: New York: Routledge, 2016. - xvi, 485 pages ; 24 cm. - Routledge studies in Middle Eastern history ; 17 .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 465-473) and index.

Part I -- Great Britain's covert political action in the Middle East during and after World War II -- The Anglo-French clandestine war in Syria and Lebanon, 1940-1942 -- Britain's perfidy, France's revenge, 1943-1948 -- Epilogue: "Those who pulled the strings and those who pulled the trigger" -- Part II -- List of documents -- Documents.

ISBN: 9781138237124 (pbk)

LCCN: 2014022483

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Espionage, British--History--Middle East--20th century.
Espionage, French--History--Middle East--20th century.
Military intelligence--History--Middle East--20th century.
Decolonization--History--Middle East--20th century.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Middle East--Foreign relations--Great Britain.
Middle East--Foreign relations--France.
Great Britain--Foreign relations--Middle East.
France--Foreign relations--Middle East.
Middle East--Politics and government--20th century.

LC Class. No.: DS63.2.G7 / Z24 2016

Dewey Class. No.: 956/.03