A Pocket Guide to Egypt
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| Rating | : | 4.96 (978 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B072Z2DC51 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 229 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-02-08 |
| Language | : | English |
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But most of all, he wants you to make mistakes with the Egyptians. From the introduction: “YOU’RE BOUND FOR EGYPT for just one job: To beat the enemy and help bring conclusive victory for the Allied Nations. This is a vintage WWII travel guide for military personnel, originally published in 1943. “The enemy wants you to make mistakes, and so he is working day and night, with his propaganda. He hopes that, perhaps unwittingly, your manners will offend them, that you’ll trample clumsily on their customs, that you’ll insult their religion, and that you’ll make mistakes about their social attitudes and political beliefs. Dr. “As an American soldier, you’ll also become a sort of Ambassador for your country. He wants you not to get along with your partners — the soldiers of our Allies who are in Egypt. Goebbels and every one of his aides is working to switch that friendship. Wherever you go, people are going to judge the United States by you. Make it better! “IS ALL THIS IMPORTANT? You’re right it is! Your conduct can shape up as a vital factor in winning this war. Egypt hasn’t declared war on the Axis: but she is friendly to the United Nations. &ld
One guide of many--Egypt During World War II the War and Navy Departments published an extensive series of pamphlets for use individually by military personnel on a wide variety of subjects. One subset of pamphlets are basically travel guides with a military/World War II twist.Here is a list of the countries (or areas) that I have confirmed as of this moment: Great Britain, France, Italy, North Africa, West Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Alaska, Hawaii, India, China, Netherlands East Indies, New Guinea and Solomon Islands, Panama, Burma, Northern Ireland, Syria, Germany, Iran, New Caledonia, and Egypt. I am sure that there are more and I am very in