âSyria: A Big French Army Guards Near Eastâs Crossroads.â LIFE Magazine. Vol. 8, No. 21. May 20, 1940. Pages 86-93. --- Polyglot French Army of the Levant Makes A Formidable Fighting Machine --- North Africans Like The Near East --- She-Camels Carry The Desert Cavalry --- Meharists of Weygandâs Army  [Very fawning profile of Franceâs colonial empire in Syrian and Lebanon and the colonial army]











