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| #768618 in Books | imusti | 2013-10-01 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 8.00 x1.10 x5.00l,.70 | File type: PDF | 384 pages | John Murray||2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.| The center of Allied resistance in the Middle East|By James D. Crabtree|During WWII Cairo was neither the capital of an Allied country nor an occupied neutral. The Egyptians expelled the diplomats of the Axis and interned Italians and Germans but did nothing to actively fight the enemy even when they crossed onto Egyptian soil. Artemis Cooper looks at this strange dichotomy, di||'Much more than a lively and amusing social history. With enormous skill she has shaped it into a gripping account of the progress of the war itself and of the fortunes of its major protagonists. The result is bracing and salutary and very readable indeed' * C
For troops in the desert, Cairo meant fleshpots or brass hats. For well-connected officers, it meant polo at the Gezira Club and drinks at Shepheard's. For the irregular warriors, Cairo was a city to throw legendary parties before the next mission behind enemy lines. For countless refugees, it was a stopping place in the long struggle home. The political scene was dominated by the British Ambassador Sir Miles Lampson. In February 1942 he surrounded the Abdin Palace with ...
You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.Cairo in the War: 1939-45 | Artemis Cooper. Just read it with an open mind because none of us really know.
