Martin Briggs' book "Through Egypt in war time"

March 1, 2019Sergio Volpi1 min readTravellers & explorers

Martin Briggs' book "Through Egypt in war time" describes Egypt as seen by the author during the First World War and the English Campaign against the "Senussi".

An entire chapter concerns the author's visit to the Siwa oasis in 1917.

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Martin Briggs' book "Through Egypt in war time"

#Siwa

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