| Edition |
Bantam hardcover ed. |
| Description |
480 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 24 cm. |
| Note |
Originally published : London : Jonathan Cape, 2007. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [429]-460) and index. |
| Contents |
Prologue: The song of departure -- The origins of the Egyptian campaign -- "The liberator of Italy" -- The cream of France -- Outward bound -- "A conquest which will change the world" -- The march on Cairo -- The battle of the Pyramids -- Cairo -- "Josephine!...and I am 600 leagues away!" -- The battle of the Nile -- "We are now obliged to accomplish great things" -- The Institute of Egypt -- Life in exile -- The perils of diplomacy -- Insurrection -- Love and dreams -- A Suez adventure -- Pursuit into upper Egypt -- Into the unknown -- A turn for the worse -- The Syrian campaign -- The siege of Acre -- The battle of Mount Tabor -- "That man made me lose my destiny" -- The retreat from Acre -- Sensational discoveries -- The decision of a lifetime -- An abandoned army -- Aftermath. |
| Summary |
Details Napoleon's dramatic invasion of Egypt in 1798, the first attack on a Middle-Eastern country by a Western power in modern times. With 335 ships and 40,000 men, it was the largest long-distance seaborne force the world had ever seen. |
| Subject |
Egypt -- History -- French occupation, 1798-1801.
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Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821.
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Civilization -- Egyptian influences.
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France -- History -- 1789-1815.
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| ISBN |
9780553806786 |
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0553806785 |
| Standard No. |
IG# 9780553806786 |
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NLGGC 311676391 |
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AU@ 000043189896 |
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