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THE Middle East, as the bridge between Europe and Asia, has for generations
attracted the ambitions of military imperialism in the former continent. Control of
the Middle East was the objective of Napoleon when in 1798 he invaded Egypt.
THE Middle East, as the bridge between Europe and Asia, has for generations
attracted the ambitions of military imperialism in the former continent. Control of
the Middle East was the objective of Napoleon when in 1798 he invaded Egypt.
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Rommel's thrust through Egypt to the Middle East was thrown back by the British ;
the Egyptian army did not fire a shot. In the new era that opened after the Second
World War, eight independent States held the Middle East : Persia, Iraq, Syria, ...
Rommel's thrust through Egypt to the Middle East was thrown back by the British ;
the Egyptian army did not fire a shot. In the new era that opened after the Second
World War, eight independent States held the Middle East : Persia, Iraq, Syria, ...
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political climate in the Middle East is to attract Arab support for the West. It was
hoped in Whitehall that the Arab League, which now includes all the Arab States
— Libya joined recently—would take a reasonable attitude in the matter.
political climate in the Middle East is to attract Arab support for the West. It was
hoped in Whitehall that the Arab League, which now includes all the Arab States
— Libya joined recently—would take a reasonable attitude in the matter.
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THE QUARTERLY REvIEws FIRST EDIToR | 32 |
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