Author : Joseph-Marie Moiret
Publisher :
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 21,16 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN :
A French Officers dramatic account of Napoleons invasion of Egypt. The memoirs of Captain Moiret, translated and edited by Rosemary Brindle, offer a unique insight into Napoleons invasion of Egypt in 1798. Primary and secondary sources detail the campaign in its entirety. Includes a comprehensive transcription of Napoleons key speeches, historical overview and footnotes by the translator/editor.
Author : Yves Martin
Publisher : From Reason to Revolution
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,39 MB
Release : 2017
Category : History
ISBN : 9781911512714
The uniforms, organisation and equipment of Napoleon's French army in Egypt.
Author : Juan Cole
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 23,75 MB
Release : 2007-08-07
Category : History
ISBN : 0230607411
In this vivid and timely history, Juan Cole tells the story of Napoleon's invasion of Egypt. Revealing the young general's reasons for leading the expedition against Egypt in 1798 and showcasing his fascinating views of the Orient, Cole delves into the psychology of the military titan and his entourage. He paints a multi-faceted portrait of the daily travails of the soldiers in Napoleon's army, including how they imagined Egypt, how their expectations differed from what they found, and how they grappled with military challenges in a foreign land. Cole ultimately reveals how Napoleon's invasion, the first modern attempt to invade the Arab world, invented and crystallized the rhetoric of liberal imperialism.
Author : Terry Crowdy
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 159 pages
File Size : 49,38 MB
Release : 2012-08-20
Category : History
ISBN : 1782002111
This book concentrates on the dramatic experiences of Napoleon's Army of the Orient in Egypt and the Holy Land. The fighting of the Mamelukes and Turks are covered in depth, detailing desert combat, siege warfare, cavalry skirmishes and the suppression of uprisings. It examines the French treatment of prisoners as well as the fate of captured Frenchmen, and describes caring for the wounded, outbreaks of bubonic plague, and the terrible retreat from Acre in 1799, in accounts by the men who were there. The experiences of infantry, cavalry and sea soldiers of Napoleon's Army of the Orient are brought vividly back to life.
Author : Terry Crowdy
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 16,7 MB
Release : 2012-08-20
Category : History
ISBN : 1782002030
This book concentrates on the dramatic experiences of Napoleon's Army of the Orient in Egypt and the Holy Land. The fighting of the Mamelukes and Turks are covered in depth, detailing desert combat, siege warfare, cavalry skirmishes and the suppression of uprisings. It examines the French treatment of prisoners as well as the fate of captured Frenchmen, and describes caring for the wounded, outbreaks of bubonic plague, and the terrible retreat from Acre in 1799, in accounts by the men who were there. The experiences of infantry, cavalry and sea soldiers of Napoleon's Army of the Orient are brought vividly back to life.
Author : Louis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne
Publisher :
Page : 508 pages
File Size : 24,52 MB
Release : 1892
Category : France
ISBN :
Author : Paul Strathern
Publisher : Bantam
Page : 514 pages
File Size : 45,52 MB
Release : 2009-09-15
Category : History
ISBN : 0553385240
In 1798, Napoleon Bonaparte, only twenty-eight, set sail for Egypt with 335 ships, 40,000 soldiers, and a collection of scholars, artists, and scientists to establish an eastern empire. He saw himself as a liberator, freeing the Egyptians from oppression. But Napoleon wasn’t the first—nor the last—who tragically misunderstood Muslim culture. Marching across seemingly endless deserts in the shadow of the pyramids, pushed to the limits of human endurance, his men would be plagued by mirages, suicides, and the constant threat of ambush. A crusade begun in honor would degenerate into chaos. And yet his grand failure also yielded a treasure trove of knowledge that paved the way for modern Egyptology—and it tempered the complex leader who believed himself destined to conquer the world.
Author : Bob Brier
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 34,87 MB
Release : 2013-11-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 113740146X
“A delightful romp through key formative events that shaped our popular passion for all things ancient Egyptian.” —Peter Der Manuelian, Professor of Egyptology, Harvard University When the Romans conquered Egypt, it was really Egypt that conquered the Romans. Cleopatra captivated both Caesar and Marc Antony and soon Roman ladies were worshipping Isis and wearing vials of Nile water around their necks. In this book, renowned Egyptologist Bob Brierexplores our three-thousand-year-old fascination with all things Egyptian—from ancient times to Napoleon’s Egypt Campaign, the discovery of Tutankhamen’s tomb, and beyond. In this original and groundbreaking book, Brier traces our fascination with mummies that seem to have cheated death and the iconic pyramids that have stood strong for millennia. He also includes twenty-four pages of color photos from his impressive collection of Egyptian memorabilia, which includes everything from Napoleon’s twenty volume Egypt encyclopedia to archeologist Howard Carter’s letters written as he was excavating the Valley of the Kings.
Author : Daniel Meyerson
Publisher : Random House Trade Paperbacks
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 13,48 MB
Release : 2005-02-08
Category : Egyptian language
ISBN : 0345448723
Recounts the story of the race between Napoleon and linguist Jean-Francois Champollion to break the code of the Rosetta Stone, from its discovery and the early efforts to secure it, to the impact the stone had on the lives of everyone who encountered it.
Author : ʿAbd al-Raḥmān al- Ǧabartī
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 45,86 MB
Release : 1975
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004038813
