76 Years Ago Today… “Iraq’s Oil Wells Are the Near East’s Most Coveted Prize…”

PM, October 11, 1940, p20 (unidentified photographers and author)

“Iraq’s Oil Wells Are the Near East’s Most Coveted Prize
Iraq’s rich oil fields are a prize coveted by every European power and would be the most important objective of an Axis offensive into the Near East…”

76 years ago today… some things don’t change…