A pocket guide to North Africa [electronic resource] / prepared by Special Service Division, Army Service Forces, United States Army.

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Title	A pocket guide to North Africa [electronic resource] / prepared by Special Service Division, Army Service Forces, United States Army.
Alternative Title	North Africa.
Item Number	w0050
Creator (Corporate)	United States. War Dept. United States. Army Service Forces. Special Service Division. United States. Navy Dept.
Government Publisher	War and Navy Departments; U.S. Government Printing Office
Original Date	1943
Physical Description	43 p. : ill. , maps ; 14 cm.
Notes	Chairman, A. D. Whiteside, Chief, Iron and Steel Branch--cover.; Title from cover.
Table of Contents	Introduction -- Three years of struggle -- Springboard to Europe -- We were there before -- People of North Africa -- The bond of Islam -- Political divisions -- Country of contrasts -- Town and country -- Dining with Moslems -- Customs at mealtime -- Details of narrative dress -- Shops and markets -- North African social life -- Warning the women -- Study the language -- The faith of Islam -- Land of living saints -- Rules for health -- Some general rules -- Check list of do's and don'ts -- Other Arabic phrases.
Summary	You are to do duty in North Africa as a soldier of the United States, and this guidebook has been prepared to assist you in serving in a strange country as well as to give you a more complete understanding of why you are fighting there and to make your service a more worthwhile personal experience... Our Armed Forces are bringing North Africa under control, and from this base they will make the entry into Europe which will become the death wound of the Nazi and Fascist dictators and of their forces. You are a part of the great enterprise. How well you fight and work and how properly you conduct yourself in North Africa will mean much in furthering the cause of your country and her Allies... Instruction in how to cope with the natural difficulties of your position, including how to maintain yourself in desert country and how to deal with your enemies, is primarily the responsibility of your commanders. The purpose of this book is to keep you from making mistakes in your dealings with the people of North Africa so that the United States will have their friendship and its armed forces will have their cooperation.--p.1-5.
Local Note	Adopt-A-Document Partner: University of Richmond (Richmond, VA)
Topical Terms	World War, 1939-1945--United States.
Geographic Terms	Africa, North--Description and travel.
Gov Doc Classification	W 109.110:N 81
Type	Text
Digital Format	.pdf
Digital Publication Date	Available in digital format: 2001-2002
Digitization Process	Scanned as 300 dpi .jpg; converted to Adobe .pdf
SMU File Name	w0050.pdf
Digital Collection	Historic Government Publications from World War II
Library	Government Information Resources
Publisher	Central University Libraries, Southern Methodist University
Rights	These files may be freely used. A high-quality version of these files may be obtained for a fee by contacting ncds@smu.edu.

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