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24%OFFPaul Strathern - NAPOLEON IN EGYPT: THE GREATEST GLORY - 9781844139170 - 9781844139170
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NAPOLEON IN EGYPT: THE GREATEST GLORY

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Description for NAPOLEON IN EGYPT: THE GREATEST GLORY paperback. Napoleon's invasion of Egypt in 1798 was the first attack on a Middle Eastern country by a Western power in modern times. He was just twenty-eight when he invaded Egypt and it was an episode which contained in embryo many seminal events in his later life. This work looks at his epic military victories and his declaration of himself as emperor. Num Pages: 496 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps, ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1HBE; 3JH; HBJD; HBJH; HBLL; HBWH; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 356.

Napoleon's attack on Egypt in 1798 was the first 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. Napoleon's assault was intended to be much more than a colonial adventure, however, 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.

Ironically, what these intellectuals discovered in Egypt would transform our knowledge of Western civilization and form ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
Number of Pages
512
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781844139170
SKU
9781844139170
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99-1

About Paul Strathern
Paul Strathern studied philosophy at Trinity College, Dublin. He has lectured in philosophy and mathematics. He is a Somerset Maugham prize-winning novelist; the author of two series of books - Philosophers in 90 Minutes and The Big Idea: Scientists who Changed the World; The Medici: Godfathers of the Renaissance; and, most recently, has written Mendeleyev's Dream (shortlisted for the Aventis ... Read more

Reviews for NAPOLEON IN EGYPT: THE GREATEST GLORY
Paul Strathern's enthralling description of this bizarre imperial adventure reads like Conrad's Heart of Darkness...as a piece of storytelling, it is a masterpiece
Daily Telegraph
To begin with, the book leaps off the shelf-display into the hands: the dustjacket is a remarkably fine reproduction of a painting of Napoleon...This is an illuminating and most engaging book
Spectator ... Read more

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