Napoleon in Egypt
by
Strathern, Paul, 1940-
Title
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Napoleon in Egypt
Author
:
Strathern, Paul, 1940-
ISBN
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9780553806786
Publication Information
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New York, NY : Bantam Books, 2008, c2007
Physical Description
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480 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 24 cm
General Note
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Originally published : London : Jonathan Cape, 2007
Abstract
:
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. But Napoleon's assault was intended to be much more than a colonial adventure, for he took with him over one hundred and fifty scientists, mathematicians, artists, and writers - a "Legion of Culture" - with a view to bringing Western civilization to "backward" Egypt. Drawing upon newly uncovered diaries and papers, this is a portrait of Napoleon, the colorful members of his expedition, and this bold gamble. Napoleon was just twenty-eight when he invaded Egypt, and it was an episode which contained in embryo many seminal events in his later life. Epic military victories, his declaration of himself as emperor, the introduction of the Napoleonic code - all of these were foreshadowed in this brilliant, ambitious, and ultimately disastrous adventure
Subject Term
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Egypt -- History -- French occupation, 1798-1801
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821
Civilization -- Egyptian influences
France -- History -- 1789-1815
Subject
:
Egypt -- History -- French occupation, 1798-1801
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821
Civilization -- Egyptian influences
France -- History -- 1789-1815
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. But Napoleon's assault was intended to be much more than a colonial adventure, for he took with him over one hundred and fifty scientists, mathematicians, artists, and writers - a "Legion of Culture" - with a view to bringing Western civilization to "backward" Egypt. Drawing upon newly uncovered diaries and papers, this is a portrait of Napoleon, the colorful members of his expedition, and this bold gamble. Napoleon was just twenty-eight when he invaded Egypt, and it was an episode which contained in embryo many seminal events in his later life. Epic military victories, his declaration of himself as emperor, the introduction of the Napoleonic code - all of these were foreshadowed in this brilliant, ambitious, and ultimately disastrous adventure
Library | Item Barcode | Shelf Number | Material Type | Status |
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Macao Central Library | 00421732 | 962 Str | General Collections for Loan | FC外文書區 |
Sir Robert Ho Tung Library | 00421733 | 962 Str | General Collections for Loan | FC外文書區 |