A Pocket Guide to Egypt
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| Rating | : | 4.28 (687 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B072Z2DC51 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 368 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-07-11 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"One guide of many--Egypt" according to Fredschwan. 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 a
They’ll watch you, and listen to you, and say: ‘So that’s what the Americans are like, is it?’“We’ve got a fairly good reputation in the world at large right now. This is a vintage WWII travel guide for military personnel, originally published in 1943. Wherever you go, people are going to judge the United States by you. So don’t laugh it off — because your enemy isn’t. “The enemy wants you to make mistakes, and so he is working day and night, with his propaganda. 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. He wants you not to get along with your partners — the soldiers of our Allies who are in Egypt. 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. Don’t spoil it. Dr. “So here's where you fool the Axis! Read this book carefully.“. Goebbels and every one of his aides is working to switch that friendship. To do that, you’ve got to use your brains as well as your body. Egypt hasn’t declared war on the Axis: but s