Abstract
The threat of war underlined the need to improve British defences in the Mediterranean and Middle East. In the summer of 1939, as discussed in the last chapter, the region was defined as a strategic whole. The military authorities in Cairo were directed to co-ordinate their war plans on a tri-service basis for the immense area which stretched from East Africa to the Balkans.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
Notes and References
See Afaf Lutfi al-Sayyid Marsot, A Short History of Modern Egypt (Cambridge UP, 1985), pp. 87, 91.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Copyright information
© 1999 Martin Kolinsky
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Kolinsky, M. (1999). Defence Issues in Egypt and Palestine, 1939–40. In: Britain’s War in the Middle East. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-27636-3_7
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-27636-3_7
Publisher Name: Palgrave Macmillan, London
Print ISBN: 978-1-349-27638-7
Online ISBN: 978-1-349-27636-3
eBook Packages: Palgrave History CollectionHistory (R0)