"Between April and June 1942, Gross travelled extensively throughout Syria and Lebanon. In early May, Gross hitch-hiked around Syria with the French army. He then went north to Aleppo and back to Damascus by plane before returning to Dayr-az-Zawr for the Spring Festival of the Bedouins on the Euphrates." image: A ceremonial dinner with Arab, British and French officers. All are seated close together and food is being served by two Arab men. On the wall at the back are the flags of the United Kingdom, Syria and France.