num_pages: 0
description: This is an account of life, attitudes and events in Cairo during World War II. It describes the historical background of the events of the Desert War, as well as stories and descriptions of personalities gleaned from the Ambassador's diaries and those of her grandparents, Duff and Diana Cooper.
language: English
title: Cairo in the War 1939 - 1945
titlecomplete: Cairo in the War 1939 - 1945
genres: History, World War II, Egypt, Politics, Africa, War, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 157
places: Cairo
publisher: Penguin UK