Germany and the Middle East: 1871-1945

by Lilias M. Folan and Wolfgang Schwanitz

Before World War II, Germany intended to set up a greater Arabia under the influence of the Axis powers of Germany, Italy, and Japan. But the war changed everything. Now the Middle East became a potential battlefield at the crossroads between Asia, Africa, and Europe. For instance, Ankara sent Berlin essential raw materials like chrome ore for its war industry, and it was where the Nazis sold looted gold (mainly confiscated from Jews) for foreign...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1558762981
• ISBN13: 9781558762985
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: Markus Wiener Publishers
• Length: 254 Pages
• Weight: 0.83 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"