Nazis on the Nile: The German Military Advisers in Egypt, 1949-1967

by Vyvyan Kinross

Using official British records and CIA files released under the Nazi War Crimes Disclosure Act, Vyvyan Kinross paints a compelling portrait of a country rearming and re-equipping for the Cold War and rocket age with the help of former German Wehrmacht soldiers, missile scientists, chemical engineers, arms manufacturers and arms dealers.

• German special forces veterans trained Egypt’s soldiers to fight the British in the Suez Canal Zone and the Israelis in Gaza
• If they had been given executive authority and battlefield command, German commanders might have changed outcomes in Egypt’s favour
• The British detected German tactics of subversion in Egyptian foreign policy, propaganda and intelligence operations
• Egypt used coercive methods to persuade its Jewish population to leave after the Suez crisis of 1956

" a chilling, punch-packing tale told with great aplomb."
Justin Marozzi, The Spectator
"You have really hit a fantastic story and I hope Nazis on the Nile becomes a global bestseller."
Humphrey Hawksley, Inside Story, Goldster Book Club
" ...a fascinating and disturbing book."
James Barr, The Critic
“A thrilling romp through a forgotten period of post-war Arab history.”
Michael Karam

Genres: History

250 pages, Hardcover

Published October 27, 2022

About the author

Vyvyan Kinross is a PR and communications specialist, advising governments on how to set up and manage their information and communications capacity. He has most recently worked in Abu Dhabi, UAE and the Occupied Palestinian Territories. In 2013, he was contracted as Senior Advisor in Public Administration & Organisational Capacity Development at the United Nations Office for Project Services, Copenhagen as an expert in PR & corporate communications systems in fragile and post-conflict states.

Vyvyan is a member of the executive of the Council for Arab British Understanding and is a graduate in Modern Arabic Studies from the University of Durham.