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The article focused on Dr. Muhammad Abu Al-Ghar's book "The Egyptian Corps," which documents the forced labor of over half a million Egyptian farmers working for the British army during World War I. The book reviews details from the memoirs of a British officer found by Abu Al-Ghar in the British archives, which include the names of the farmers, their dates of mobilization, and working conditions. It sheds light on their use in transporting weapons, building railways, and supplying water, with references to their resistance and harsh conditions, noting that about 10% of them died and others were injured. The book is an attempt to present a well-documented new narrative of the farmers’ experience, illustrating that most of them were impoverished and illiterate. It also highlights how British, German, and Egyptian archives and documents have contributed to shedding light on this issue.
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