Iraq 1941

Robert Lyman is regarded as one of Britain’s most talented military historians, with over 20 best-selling works of history published and numerous television appearances including on the BBC’s ‘Who Do You Think You Are?’ and on two episodes of the ‘Great Escapes’ documentary series, on Tobruk (1941) and Kohima (1944). He spent 20 years in the British Army and is an elected Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. A frequent traveller to the US, Asia and Australasia, he lives in England.Howard Gerrard studied at the Wallasey School of Art and has been a freelance designer and illustrator for over 20 years. He has worked for a number of publishers and is an associate member of the Guild of Aviation Artists. He has won both the Society of British Aerospace Companies Award and the Wilkinson Sword Trophy and has illustrated a number of books for Osprey. Howard lives and works in Kent, UK.

• Origins of the Campaign: British colonial rule in Iraq and oilChronologyOpposing CommandersOpposing Forces: RAF Habbaniya, 10th Indian Division, 1st Cavalry Division and Arab Legion v. Iraqi Air Force, Iraqi Army, LuftwaffeThe CampaignAftermath: occupation of IraqConclusionBibliographyIndex

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