causing the start of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. See also North African campaign timeline List of World War II Battles Mediterranean U-boat Campaign (World War II) Military history of Gibraltar during World War II Notes Citations References Books Journals External links Mediterranean sources and US Official accounts The Mediterranean and Middle East Volume I The Early Successes against Italy (to May 1941). 1954 The Mediterranean and Middle East Volume II The Germans come to the Help of their Ally (1941). 1956 Theaters and campaigns of World War II African theatres of World War II World War II World War II World War II