ISBN:
9781349276363
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (XII, 308 p)
Edition:
Springer eBook Collection. Humanities, Social Sciences and Law
Parallel Title:
Printed edition
Keywords:
History
;
History, Modern
;
Asia History
;
Great Britain History
;
Diplomacy
;
Politics and war
Abstract:
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
DOI:
10.1007/978-1-349-27636-3
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