Events described in this volume are printed in italics

1941	22-23 Feb	Athens conference on British aid to Greece
	11 Mar	President Roosevelt signs Lend-Lease Bill
	26-27 Mar	Revolution in Yugoslavia
	28 Mar	Battle of Cape Matapan
	31 Mar	Enemy counter-attack in North Africa
	6 Apr	German army invades Greece and Yugoslavia
	11 Apr	Siege of Tobruk begins
	22 Apr	Embarkation of troops from Greece begins
	2 May	Iraqi forces attack Habbaniya
	20 May	German troops descend on Crete
	27 May	Bismarck sunk 400 miles west of Brest
	31 May	Iraqi revolt collapses
	1 June	Embarkation from Crete completed
	8 June	Allied invasion of Syria opens
	15 June	British offensive opens in Western Desert
	21 June	Allied troops enter Damascus
	22 June	Germany invades Russia
	3 July	Palmyra surrendered to British forces
	9 July	Damour falls
	12 July	Armistice in Syria
	25 Aug	British and Russian troops enter Iran
	29 Aug	Mr Fadden becomes Prime Minister of Australia
	19 Sept	Germans occupy Kiev
	7 Oct	Mr Curtin becomes Prime Minister of Australia
	18 Oct	General Tojo becomes Prime Minister of Japan
	18 Nov	British offensive in Western Desert opens
	28 Nov	Russians retake Rostov
	7-8 Dec	Japanese attack Malaya and Pearl Harbour