A narrative of 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.
Authors
Paul Strathern
Additional Info
- Release Date: 2008-10-21
- Publisher: Bantam
- Format: Hardcover
- ISBN: 9780553806786
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