A history of the glamorous and military critical city of Cairo during the Second World War
Tells the story of the glamorous city's vital role in the Second World War. 'As hard to put down as good fiction. The research is wide, detailed and scrupulous' "Times Literary Supplement"
'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'
