Christopher Herold

Bonaparte in Egypt (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This classic study of the French occupation of Egypt presents a lucid and comprehensive account of Napoleon's stunning victories and devastating losses. Originally published in 1962, J. Christopher Herold's Bonaparte in Egypt is considered the definitive modern account of this extraordinary campaign. In an elegantly written and detailed study, Herold covers all aspects of Bonaparte's expedition: military, political, and cultural. Napoleon Bonaparte's invasion of Egypt was a bold adventure that reached the extremes of total triumph and utter defeat. Bonaparte won a decisive victory at the Battle of the Pyramids and quickly captured Cairo. But his fleet was completely destroyed by Admiral Nelson at Abukir Bay and his ambition to conquer the Holy Land was frustrated at Acre. Despite these reverses, Bonaparte returned to France where he was greeted as a hero and seized political power in 1799. His attempt to take permanent control of Egypt and Syria for France was a critical stage on his road to power, and it is one of the most revealing episodes in his spectacular career.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Pen and Sword
• Seitenzahl: 424
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Januar 2005
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781473812611
• Artikelnr.: 40730511

Autorenporträt

J. Christopher Herold was an editor at both Columbia University Press and Stanford University Press, as well as the author of numerous books, including: Mistress to an Age: A Life of Madame de Stael, The Age of Napoleon, and The Mind of Napoleon. He died in 1964.