A short guide to Syria [electronic resource] / prepared by Special Service Division, Army Service Forces, United States Army.

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Title	A short guide to Syria [electronic resource] / prepared by Special Service Division, Army Service Forces, United States Army.
Alternative Title	Syria
Item Number	w0032
Creator (Corporate)	United States. War Dept. Navy Dept. United States. Army Service Forces. Special Service Division.
Government Publisher	War and Navy Departments; U.S. Government Printing Office
Original Date	1943
Physical Description	63 p. : ill. , maps ; 14 cm.
Notes	For use of Military Personnel only. Not to be republished, in whole or in part, without the consent of the War Department.--Inside front cover.; 'If you give, give plenty; if you strike, strike hard.' Syrian proverb.--p. [4].; Translation: Greetings to Syria and Lebanon from America. We have come from the newest land of the West to the oldest land of the East.--Colophon.
Table of Contents	Introduction -- Ancient land, holy land -- The Syrians -- The Arabic language -- Getting along with the Syrians -- Climate and sanitary conditions -- Currency, weights, and measures -- Some important do's and don'ts -- Hints on pronouncing Arabic -- Useful words and phrases -- A glossary -- Notes.
Summary	Your unit has been ordered to Syria. Soon you will be standing on the shores of a sea or on a desert which has played a great part in world history. You, an American soldier, are no one of the countless fighting men, over the past two thousand years, who have tramped across this neck of land connecting Europe and Asia. Alexander the Great, Caesar, Napoleon -- all have struggled on this land for world dominion. Here two great religions -- Christianity and Judaism -- sprang up. Egyptian, Babylonian, Persian, Roman, Turkish and European civilizations have left a mark on Syria's sparsely inhabited lands. And for three centuries, waves of Crusaders from Europe fought the Saracens for possession of this Holy Land. You are in Syria to fight -- and to win -- against Hitler, who seeks world domination. And a big part of your job is to make friends for your cause -- because this is a war of ideas, just as much as of tanks, planes and guns. You're here to prevent Hitler from taking over this strategic land. He's tried once and probably will again. That's why the Free French and the British occupied Syria in July 1941. Under the League of Nations, France was given a mandate over Syria after World War I. When France surrendered in World War II, German 'tourists' began to filter into the desert. Then the British and Free French acted to protect the oil fields and pipe lines and guard this 'land bridge' to Asia. Your coming will be welcome to Syrians. In fact, at the end of the last war, Syria fought to be placed under American mandate protection. And, too, many Syrians have been educated at the American University at Beirut. So, you are in a friendly country and you won't have much trouble making friends, if you use ordinary horse sense in your dealings with the people of this land. But, with the best intentions in the world, you're likely to make serious mistakes, if you don't learn a little something about Syrians and their ways of doing things. This pamphlet will help to give you a quick picture of Syria which may make it easier to get along.-p. 5-6.
Topical Terms	World War, 1939-1945--United States.
Geographic Terms	Syria--Description and travel.
Gov Doc Classification	W 109.110:S 99
Type	Text
Digital Format	.pdf
Digital Publication Date	Available in digital format: 2001-2002
Digitization Process	Scanned as 300 dpi .jpg; converted to Adobe .pdf
SMU File Name	w0032.pdf
Digital Collection	Historic Government Publications from World War II
Library	Government Information Resources
Publisher	Central University Libraries, Southern Methodist University
Rights	These files may be freely used. A high-quality version of these files may be obtained for a fee by contacting ncds@smu.edu.

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