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Published by HarperCollins, 2009
Seller: Vintage Books of Dunedin, Dunedin, New Zealand
Book First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 272p Fore-edges beginning to brown With illustrations, a history of New Zealand soldiers in wartime Egypt, and their camp at Maadi.
Published by HarperCollins, Auckland New Zealand, 2009
ISBN 10: 186950755XISBN 13: 9781869507558
Seller: Elizabeth's Bookshops, Fremantle, WA, Australia
Book
Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. AUSTRALIAN MILITARY ANZAC Its call sign was Fernleaf Cairo, and between 1939 and 1946, around 76,000 Kiwis of the Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force passed through Maadi Camp.Its call sign was Fernleaf Cairo, and between 1939 and 1946, around 76,000 Kiwis of the Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force passed through Maadi Camp. Around 17 kilometres south of Cairo, the camp appeared almost overnight, as this country's permanent overseas base during the Second World War. By 1945 the camp had tar-sealed roads, two cinemas, an open-air amphitheatre, canteens, bars, chapels, sports fields, a meat-pie and ice-cream factory, and - thanks to General Bernard Freyberg - swimming baths. Egypt was a source of boundless amazement, sly humour and some disgust to the New Zealanders, an experience which left its mark, both on our language - taking a shufti - and more tangibly, the Maadi Rowing Cup. With unpublished images and first-hand accounts, Fernleaf Cairo offers a fascinating insight into the unlikely bond young New Zealanders forged with the people and city of Cairo, including their many highly colourful experiences on leave.272 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), map ; 24 cm. #270223 OUT OF PRINT Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA.