Does this sound familiar? Seventy-three years ago, in June 1941, British and Free French forces fought the Battle of Syria and Lebanon, blocking the Nazis from a key foothold in the Middle East. (The top swastika marks almost the exact spot where ISIS is now overrunning a Syrian town on the Turkish border.) We found this large vintage map (38 X 35″) by Time magazine among the papers of Luther Gulick and the Institute of Public Administration.

Here’s some more from the History Channel, with a surprising tidbit: guess who lost an eye fighting for the Allies?

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/allies-invade-syria-and-lebanon