The Second World War-The Grand Alliance |
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The Desert and the Balkans | 3 |
The Widening War | 22 |
Hess | 38 |
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Action this day Admiral Admiralty air attack Air Force aircraft airfields American April 41 Armoured Brigade Armoured Division Army arrived Atlantic Auchinleck Australian Balkans battalions battle battleships Benghazi Bismarck bombers bombing Britain British C.O.S. Committee Cabinet Chiefs of Staff command Commander-in-Chief convoys Crete cruisers Cyrenaica decision defence destroyers Egypt enemy escort fighter fighting Fleet French front German German Air Government Greece Greek guns Habbaniya heavy Hitler hope hundred Indian invasion Iraq island Ismay Italian Japan Japanese land Libya Lord Beaverbrook losses Majesty's Government Malta March Mediterranean ment Middle East military Minister to Secretary months Moscow naval Navy necessary North Africa offensive Office operations organisation Persia ports possible President Roosevelt Prime Minister proposed reinforcements Rommel Russia Sea Lord sent ships Soviet squadrons Stalin strength supplies Syria tanks telegram thousand tion Tobruk tons Tripoli troops Turkey U-boats United Vichy victory War Cabinet Wavell whole Yugoslavia