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亘賵賳丕亘乇鬲 賮賶 賲氐乇

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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.

426 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1962

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J. Christopher Herold

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J. Christopher Herold (1919-December 10, 1964) was born in Czechoslova颅kia of Austrian parents. The family moved to Germany in 1939, and shortly afterwards Herold emigrated to the United States.

Herold received a Bachelor of Science degree in political science from Columbia University. Fluent in 6 languages, he served with Army intelligence in World War II. After the war, he became assistant editor at Columbia University Press, and later editor-in-chief at the Stanford University Press.

Herold wrote a number of books on European history, such as 鈥淭he Swiss Without Halos鈥� (1948), 鈥淛oan, Maid of France鈥� (1952), 鈥淭he Mind of Napoleon鈥� (1955), and 鈥淢istress to an Age: A Life of Madame de Sta毛l鈥� (1958).

Herald died in New York at the age of 45.

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202 reviews205 followers
April 19, 2017
丕禺賷乇丕 丕賳賴賷鬲賴丕 亘毓丿 丕賳 丕賳賴賰鬲賳賶 賰孬賷乇丕 丨鬲賶 賳賴丕賷鬲賴丕 .. 賵賱賰賳賴丕 匕賰乇鬲 鬲丕乇賷禺 丕賱丨賲賱丞 亘卮賰賱 賲賲鬲毓 賵亘氐賵乇丞 毓賲賷賯丞 丨鬲賶 丕賳賳賶 鬲禺賷賱鬲 丕丨丿丕孬賴丕
鬲爻鬲丨賯 丕賱賯乇丕亍丞 賵丕賱鬲賲毓賷賳 賵丕賱鬲丿賯賷賯
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June 18, 2017
This is a complicated book in some ways. It is not only a military history, but also a look at the Egypt of the day and what Napoleon said that he hoped to do there. The problem is that with Napoleon you could never tell if he was telling the truth or just saying it to get his own way.

Certainly the Battle of the Pyramids, the Battle of the Nile and his disastrous excursion into Syria are facts. Facts that brought him glory and failure, failure with lots of casualties, but Napoleon knew how to put a spin on things. He was a master of propaganda, long before it became popular to do so. He knew how to use his generals' abilities to his benefit, but not always to theirs. With that in mind, two of the most memorable characters were Generals Kleber and Desaix. Desaix spent harrowing weeks trying to capture Murad Bey while Kleber was left to deal with myriad problems in Egypt when Napoleon decided it was time to search for his glory back in France.

In his effort to create an Egypt in France's image (an impossibility) Napoleon did bring along the Scientific Commission and Institute, which included some fine scientists and artists. Bonaparte had some good ideas, but his efforts to impose French ideals met with little sucess, despite his continual reassurance of being 'almost Moslem.'

I learned a great deal from this book. Some parts were tedious, but the author's moments of perceptive humor helped. On this, the 202nd anniversary of Waterloo, you can't help but realize how easily that great battle might never have been necessary. Bonaparte and his search for glory could have been lost in the sands of Egypt/Syria, however, the thousands who died of disease or in battle in the Egyptian campaign were just the first of many.
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January 30, 2021
"兀賷賴丕 丕賱賲卮丕賷禺 賵丕賱兀卅賲丞.. 賯賵賱賵丕 賱兀賲鬲賰賲 廿賳 丕賱賮乇賳爻丕賵賷丞 賴賲 兀賷囟賸丕 賲爻賱賲賵賳 賲禺賱氐賵賳 賵廿孬亘丕鬲 匕賱賰 兀賳賴賲 賯丿 賳夭賱賵丕 賮賶 乇賵賲丕 丕賱賰亘乇賶 賵禺乇賾亘賵丕 賮賷賴丕 賰乇爻賶 丕賱亘丕亘丕 丕賱匕賶 賰丕賳 丿丕卅賲賸丕 賷丨孬 丕賱賳丕爻 毓賱賶 賲丨丕乇亘丞 丕賱廿爻賱丕賲貙 孬賲 賯氐丿賵丕 噩夭賷乇丞 賲丕賱胤丕 賵胤乇丿賵丕 賲賳賴丕 丕賱賰賵丕賱賱賷乇賷丞 丕賱匕賷賳 賰丕賳賵丕 賷夭毓賲賵賳 兀賳 丕賱賱賴 賷胤賱亘 賲賳賴賲 賲賯丕鬲賱丞 丕賱賲爻賱賲賷賳貙 賵賲毓 匕賱賰 賮廿賳 丕賱賮乇賳爻丕賵賷丞 賮賶 賰賱 賵賯鬲 賲賳 丕賱兀賵賯丕鬲 氐丕乇賵丕 賲丨亘賷賳 賲禺賱氐賷賳 賱丨囟乇丞 丕賱爻賱胤丕賳 丕賱毓孬賲丕賳賶.. 兀丿丕賲 丕賱賱賴 賲賱賰賴.. 兀丿丕賲 丕賱賱賴 廿噩賱丕賱 丕賱爻賱胤丕賳 丕賱毓孬賲丕賳賷 兀丿丕賲 丕賱賱賴 廿噩賱丕賱 丕賱毓爻賰乇 丕賱賮乇賳爻丕賵賷 賱毓賳 丕賱賱賴 丕賱賲賲丕賱賷賰 賵兀氐賱丨 丨丕賱 丕賱兀賲丞 丕賱賲氐乇賷丞".
鬲賱賰 賰丕賳鬲 乇爻丕賱丞 賳丕亘賱賷賵賳 廿賱賶 丕賱卮毓亘 丕賱賲氐乇賶 貙 賵兀毓鬲賯丿 兀賳 賲丕 賳毓乇賮賴 毓賳 賳丕亘賱賷賵賳 賰賮賷賱 亘廿馗賴丕乇 丕賱鬲賳丕賯囟丕鬲 亘賷賳 賲丕 賷賯賵賱賴 丕賱賲丨鬲賱 賵賲丕 賷賮毓賱賴.
賷爻乇丿 丕賱賰丕鬲亘 丕賱賳賲爻丕賵賷 賰乇賷爻鬲賵賮乇 賴丕乇賵賱丿 (1919- 1964) 鬲丕乇賷禺 丕賱丨賲賱丞 丕賱賮乇賳爻賷丞 毓賱賷 賲氐乇 賮賷 廿丨丿爻 毓卮乇丞 賮氐賱丕賽
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賷毓鬲賲丿 賴丕乇賵賱丿 賮賷 賰鬲丕亘賴 毓賱賶 丕賱賰孬賷乇 賲賳 丕賱賲氐丕丿乇 丕賱毓乇亘賷丞 ( 賲孬賱 鬲丕乇賷禺 丕賱噩亘乇鬲賷 賵賳賷賯賵賱丕 丕賱鬲乇賰) 賵賲氐丕丿乇 賮乇賳爻賷丞 賲孬賱 賲匕賰乇丕鬲 賯丕丿丞 賵噩賳賵丿 丕賱丨賲賱丞 丕賱賮乇賳爻賷丞 兀賳賮爻賴賲 賲賲丕 賷噩毓賱 賲賳 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賲乇噩毓丕 賲鬲毓丿丿 丕賱賵噩賵賴 賵賵噩賴丕鬲 丕賱賳馗乇 兀賲丕賲 兀丨丿丕孬 鬲丕乇賷禺賷丞 賷鬲賮賯 毓賱賷賴丕 丕賱噩賲賷毓.
賵丕賱賲鬲賮丨氐 賱匕賱賰 丕賱毓賲賱 爻賷丿乇賰 鬲賲丕賲丕賸 兀賳 賴丕乇賵賱丿 賷丨丕賵賱 亘卮丿丞 丕賱賵賯賵賮 賮賷 丕賱賲賳鬲氐賮 貙 賳丕賯丿丕 亘乇賵丨 丕賱賲丐乇禺 丕賱毓丕丿賱 賮賷 賳賯丿賴 賱賱兀丨丿丕孬. 毓賱賷 丕賳賴 賲賳 丕賱賲賱丕丨馗 丕賷囟丕 丕賳 賯賱賲 丕賱賰丕鬲亘 賷丨賷丿 丕丨賷丕賳丕賸 毓賳 賴匕丕 丕賱賲囟賲丕乇 賮賷 賲賵丕囟毓 賰孬賷乇丞 貙 賮孬賲丞 兀丨丿丕孬 賰孬賷乇丞 賷爻乇丿賴丕 賴丕乇賵賱丿 賵賰兀賳賴丕 丨賯丕卅賯 丿賵賳 丕賱丨丿賷孬 毓賳 賲氐丕丿乇賴丕 貙 賲賲丕 賷丐孬乇 亘卮丿丞 賮賷 賳賮爻賷丞 丕賱賯丕乇卅 丕賱睾賷乇 賲丿乇賰 賱賱賵賯丕卅毓 丕賱鬲丕乇賷禺賷丞 賵賷噩毓賱 丨賷丕丿賷丞 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 兀賲乇丕賸 賲爻鬲丨賷賱丕賸.
賷賯賵賱 賴丕乇賵賱丿 賲孬賱丕賸 賮賷 氐賮丨丞 75 兀賳 亘毓囟 亘賰賵丕鬲 賵毓賱賲丕亍 丕賱丿賷賵丕賳 丕賱匕賷 賳馗賲賴 丕賱賲賲丕賱賷賰 丨賷賳 賵氐賱賴賲 賳亘兀 賵氐賵賱 丕賱賯賵丕鬲 丕賱賮乇賳爻賷丞 丕賯鬲乇丨賵丕 " 賯亘賱 亘丿亍 丕賱賲毓乇賰丞 兀賳 賷亘丕丿 噩賲賷毓 丕賱賳氐丕乇賶 賲賳 爻賰丕賳 丕賱賯丕賴乇丞 賵賳丕賯卮 丕賱賲噩鬲賲毓賵賳 賮賵丕卅丿 賴匕丕 丕賱丕賯鬲乇丕丨 丨賷賳丕 貙 賮丕毓鬲乇囟 毓賱賷賴 丕賱亘丕卮丕 賵廿亘乇丕賴賷賲 亘賰 " 貙 賵賱丕 賳乇賶 兀賷 賲氐丿乇 亘賷賳 丕賱爻胤賵乇 賱賴匕賴 丕賱賯氐丞 丕氐賱丕 !!.
賵賮賷 氐賮丨丞 150 賷賯賵賱 "賱賲 賷賰賳 賷丨爻賳 丕賱賯乇丕亍丞 賵丕賱賰鬲丕亘丞 爻賵賶 丕賱兀賯亘丕胤 賵丨賮賳丞 賲賳 丕賱賲卮丕賷禺 " 賵賴賵 兀賲乇 亘毓賷丿 鬲賲丕賲丕 毓賳 丕賱氐丨丞 貙 賮丕賱賵丕賯毓 兀賳賴 賱賲 賷賰賳 賷鬲賯賳 丕賱賯乇丕亍丞 賵丕賱賰鬲丕亘丞 亘賷賳 丕賱兀賯亘丕胤 爻賵賶 賳爻亘丞 囟卅賷賱丞 兀賲丕 亘賳 丕賱賲卮丕賷禺 賮賷 丨乇賰丞 丕賱鬲毓賱賷賲 賮賷 丕賱兀夭賴乇 賵丕賱賲丿丕乇爻 丕賱鬲丕亘毓丞 賱賴丕 賮賷 丕賱賯丕賴乇丞 賵丕賱兀賯丕賱賷賲 賵丨丿賴丕 賰丕賮賷丞 賱鬲亘賷賳 兀賳賴賲 賱賲 賷賰賵賳賵丕 賲噩乇丿 丨賮賳丞.
廿囟丕賮丞 賱匕賱賰 賮賴丕乇賵賱丿 賷亘丿賷 廿毓噩丕亘賴 亘丕賱噩亘乇鬲賷 賵賷賯賵賱 毓賳賴 丕賳賴 賲爻賱賲 賲爻鬲賳賷乇 賵賷賯鬲亘爻 賲賳賴 丕賱毓丿賷丿 賲賳 丕賱兀丨丿丕孬 賱賰賳賴 賷賳賯賱 毓賳 丕賱噩亘乇鬲賷 賮賯胤 賲丕 賯賷賱 賮賷 丕賱賲賲丕賱賷賰 兀賵 賲丕 賷賰賲賱 亘賴 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 丕賱賮乇賳爻賷丞 賲鬲睾丕賮賱丕 毓賳 賰賱 賲丕 賯丕賱賴 丕賱噩亘乇鬲賷 毓賳 亘乇亘乇賷丞 丕賱丨賲賱丞 丕賱賮乇賳爻賷丞 賵賵丨卮賷鬲賴 賲孬賱丕賸.

賷賵丨賷 賱賳丕 賴丕乇賵賱丿 賮賷 丕賱賮氐賵賱 丕賱兀賵賱賶 賱賱賰鬲丕亘 (丕賱賮氐賱 丕賱孬丕賳賷) 兀賳 賳丕亘賱賷賵賳 賰丕賳 賮丕鬲丨丕 丕賰孬乇 賲賳 賰賵賳賴 賲爻鬲毓賲乇丕 賮賴賵 賷匕賷毓 賲賳卮賵乇賴 賱賱噩賳丿 賯亘賱 賵氐賵賱賴 賱賱廿爻賰賳丿乇賷丞 (氐賮丨丞 67) 賮賷禺亘乇 丕賱噩賳賵丿 兀賳賴賲 賲賯亘賱賵賳 毓賱賶 賮鬲丨 賱賴 丌孬丕乇 亘毓賷丿丞 丕賱賲丿賶 賮賷 丨囟丕乇丞 丕賱毓丕賱賲 貙 賵賴賵 賷賵氐賷賴賲 亘兀賴賲賷丞 丕丨鬲乇丕賲 毓賯賷丿丞 丕賱賲爻賱賲賷賳 丕賱匕賷賳 賷卮賴丿賵賳 丕賳 賱丕 丕賱賴 丕賱丕 丕賱賱賴 賵丕賳 賲丨賲丿丕 乇爻賵賱 丕賱賱賴 賵 兀賳 賷馗賴乇賵丕 丕賱鬲爻丕賲丨 賲毓 卮毓丕卅乇賴賲 賵賲爻丕噩丿賴賲 貙 賵賷丨匕乇賴賲 賲賳 丕賱爻賱亘 丕賵 丕賱賳賴亘 丕賱匕賷 賯丿 賷賱丨賯 亘賴賲 丕賱毓丕乇 (賷賯氐丿 丕賱賮乇賳爻賷賷賳). 賵 賷爻鬲賲乇 賴丕乇賵賱丿 賮賷 爻乇丿賴 賮賷卮乇丨 亘丕爻鬲賮丕囟丞 賲丕 毓丕賳丕賴 賴丐賱丕亍 丕賱噩賳賵丿 丕賱賮丕鬲丨賵賳 賲賳 兀賴賵丕賱 賵爻胤 丕賱亘丨乇 貙 賲賳 噩賵毓 賵毓胤卮 賵賴賲 賱丕 賷丨賲賱賵賳 睾賷乇 爻賱丕丨賴賲 賵賲丕 毓賱賷賴賲 賲賳 孬賷丕亘 貙 賵乇睾賲 匕賱賰 賮毓賳丿 賵氐賵賱賴賲 賱賲賷賳丕亍 丕賱廿爻賰賳丿乇賷丞 賰丕賳賵丕 賲爻丕賱賲賷賳 鬲賲丕賲丕賸 賱丿乇噩丞 賵氐賱鬲 丕賱賷 丕賳 丨賵丕賱賷 400 賲賳 丕賱亘丿賵 賰丕賳賵丕 賯丕丿乇賷賳 毓賱賶 兀禺匕 兀爻乇賶 賲賳 亘賷賳賴賲 乇噩丕賱丕 賵賳爻丕亍丕 (賴丐賱丕亍 丕賱乇噩丕賱 亘丕賱賲賳丕爻亘丞 丨賰賵丕 賯氐氐丕 賲乇賵毓丞 亘毓丿 匕賱賰 毓賳 丕睾鬲氐丕亘賴賲 賲乇丕乇丕 賵鬲賰乇丕乇丕賸 亘賷賳賲丕 丕賱賳爻丕亍 賰丕賳 賷鬲賲 囟乇亘賴賲 亘丕爻鬲賲乇丕乇 賵賱賱兀爻賮 賱丕 賷賵噩丿 賲氐丿乇 賱賴匕賴 丕賱賯氐丞 !!) . 毓賱賷 丕賳 丕賱兀賲乇 賷賳賯賱亘 賲噩丿丿丕 丕賱賷 丕賱囟丿 鬲賲丕賲丕賸 貙 丨賷賳 亘丿丕鬲 丕賱賲丿賷賳丞 (丕賱賯丕賴乇丞) 鬲毓賱賳 丕賱賳賮賷乇 囟丿 丕賱睾夭丕丞 賵賮賷 匕賱賰 賷賯賵賱 毓賱賷 賱爻丕賳 兀丨丿 丕賱賯丕丿丞 (丕賱賲賱丕夭賲 丿賷賮乇賳賵丕 氐賮丨丞 77) "賵賮噩兀丞 丕賳胤賱賯鬲 賲賳 丕賮賵丕賴賴賲 氐乇禺丕鬲 毓賳賷賮丞 - 賲賳 丕賮賵丕賴 丕賱卮賷賵禺 賵丕賱賳爻丕亍 賵丕賱兀胤賮丕賱- 賵賮賷 丕賱賵賯鬲 賳賮爻賴 丕賳胤賱賯鬲 賳賷乇丕賳 丕賱賲丿賮毓賷丞 氐賵亘賳丕 賮毓乇賮賳丕 賳賷丕鬲 丕賱毓乇亘 " 賵丨賷賳 亘丿丕鬲 丕賱賲賯丕賵賲丞 鬲兀禺匕 卮賰賱 兀毓賳賮 賲賳 丿丕禺賱 兀丨丿 丕賱賲爻丕噩丿 (賵賴賵 兀賲乇 丕丿賴卮 丕賱賮乇賳爻賷賷賳 噩丿丕) 丕囟胤乇賵丕 賱丕賯鬲丨丕賲 丕賱賲爻噩丿 賵賯鬲賱 賰賱 賲賳 賮賷賴丕 貙 丨賷孬 賷賯賵賱 丕賱噩賳丿賷 賲賷賷賴 賮賷 氐賮丨丞 78 "兀賲乇賳丕 丕賱賯丕卅丿 兀賳 賳賯鬲丨賲 丕賱賲爻噩丿 賵賱丕 賳亘賯賷 兀丨丿丕 賮賷賴 貙 賵賴賰匕丕 賴賱賰 丕賱乇噩丕賱 賵丕賱賳爻丕亍 賵丕賱兀胤賮丕賱 ..亘丨丿 丕賱爻賳丕賰賷".
丕賱毓噩賷亘 丕賳 賴丕乇賵賱丿 賷毓賵丿 廿賱賶 丕賱爻乇丿 丕賱爻賱賲賷 賲乇丞 兀禺乇賶 賮賷賯賵賱 賮賷 氐賮丨丞 86 "賰丕賳 賳丕亘賱賷賵賳 賲氐賲賲丕 毓賱賶 丕賱賵賮丕亍 亘賵毓丿賴 賷賵賲 夭毓賲 兀賳 丕賱賮乇賳爻賷賷賳 賱賲 賷兀鬲賵丕 丕賱丕 丕氐丿賯丕亍 賵賲丨乇乇賷賳 " 丨鬲賶 丕賳賴 丕囟胤乇 賱丕爻鬲亘丿丕賱 丕賱爻亘丕卅賰 丕賱賮囟賷丞 賵丕賱匕賴亘賷丞 丕賱鬲賷 丕爻鬲賵賱賶 毓賱賷賴丕 賮賷 賲丕賱胤丞 亘兀爻毓丕乇 睾賷乇 賲噩夭賷丞 亘毓賲賱丞 賲丨賱賷丞 賱鬲賲賵賷賳 丕賱噩賷卮 貙 亘賱 廿賳賴 丕囟胤乇 賱賱丕賯鬲乇丕囟 賲賳 丕賱鬲噩丕乇 丕賱賲丨賱賷賷賳 丨鬲賶 賷爻鬲胤賷毓 丕賱丨氐賵賱 毓賱賶 丨氐賷賱丞 丕賱噩賲丕乇賰 賮賷 丕賱賲賷賳丕亍 . 毓賱丕賵丞 毓賱賷 匕賱賰 賷賯賵賱 賴丕乇賵賱丿 賮賷 氐賮丨丞 192 "賱賲 賷爻鬲賵賱 丕賱賮乇賳爻賷賵賳 毓賱賷 胤毓丕賲 兀賵 禺賷賱 兀賵 廿亘賱 兀賵 睾賷乇 匕賱賰 賲賳 丕賱爻賱毓 丿賵賳 兀賳 賷毓胤賵丕 兀氐丨丕亘賴丕 廿賷氐丕賱丕鬲 兀賵 氐賰賵賰 貙 亘賱 廿賳賴賲 賰丕賳賵丕 賷賯亘囟賵賳 丕賱孬賲賳 廿匕丕 丨賱 兀噩賱 丕賱丿賮毓 ". 賱賰賳 丕賱兀賲賵乇 鬲鬲睾賷乇 賰孬賷乇丕 丨賷賳 鬲乇賮囟 丕丨丿賷 丕賱賯乇賷 丕賱鬲毓丕賵賳 賲毓 丕賱賮乇賳爻賷賷賳 賮賲氐賷乇賴丕 丕賱賯鬲賱 貙 賮賰賲丕 賷賯賵賱 丕賱噩丕賵賷卮 賮乇丕賳爻賵丕 賮賷 賷賵賲賷丕鬲賴 氐賮丨丞 105 "丕賳 賯乇賷丞 乇賮囟鬲 廿賲丿丕丿 丕賱賮乇賳爻賷賷賳 亘丕賱亘囟丕卅毓 丕賱鬲賷 胤賱亘賵賴丕 賮囟乇亘 毓賱賷 丕賴賱賴丕 亘丨丿 丕賱爻賷賮 賵丕丨乇賯鬲 亘丕賱賳丕乇 賵匕亘丨 賵丕丨乇賯 900 乇噩賱 賵丕賲乇兀丞 賵胤賮賱 賱賷賰賵賳賵丕 毓亘乇丞 卮毓亘 賴賲噩賷 賳氐賮 賲鬲賵丨卮". 兀賲丕 兀睾鬲氐丕亘 丕賱賳爻丕亍 賰賲丕 賮賷 氐賮丨丞 269 "賰丕賳 丕賱噩賳乇丕賱 亘賱賷丕乇 賷爻賲丨 賱噩賳賵丿賴 亘廿睾鬲氐丕亘 丕賱賳爻丕亍 賱乇賮毓 賲毓賳賵賷丕鬲賴賲 賵 賷兀賲乇 亘廿鬲賱丕賮 丕賱賲丨丕氐賷賱 賱賷賴亘胤 亘賲毓賳賵賷丞 丕賱賲賲丕賱賷賰 " 賮賴賵 兀賲乇 卮乇毓賷
賰匕賱賰 鬲噩乇賷丿 噩孬孬 丕賱賲賲丕賱賷賰 丕賱賲賴夭賵賲賷賳 賲賳 丕賱賲賱丕亘爻 賵爻賱亘 賲丕 鬲丨賲賱賴 賲賳 睾賳賷賲丞 賮賴賵 丕賲乇 胤亘賷毓賷 貙 賵廿賱賯丕亍 賯鬲賱賶 丕賱賲毓乇賰丞 賲賳 丕賱賲爻賱賲賷賳 賮賷 丕賱賳賷賱 丕賷囟丕 賱丕 囟乇乇 賲賳賴 賮賷 爻亘賷賱 鬲丨賯賷賯 丕賱卮毓丕乇 丕賱賮乇賳爻賷 "丕賱丨乇賷丞 - 丕賱廿禺丕亍 - 丕賱賲爻丕賵丕丞"
毓賱賷 兀賳 亘丨丕乇 丕賱丿賲 賱賳 鬲賳鬲賴賷 毓賱賶 賷丿 丕賱賮乇賳爻賷賷賳 貙 賮賴丕乇賵賱丿 賷爻乇丿 賱賳丕 毓賱賶 丕爻鬲丨賷丕亍 賵兀爻賮 乇丨賱丞 丕賱噩賷卮 丕賱賮乇賳爻賷 賳丨賵 廿賯賱賷賲 爻賵乇賷丕 賵丕賱賲匕丕亘丨 丕賱鬲賷 兀乇鬲賰亘賴丕 賮賷 丨賯 賰賱 賲賳 賱賴 賵噩賴 廿賳爻丕賳 (匕賱賰 丕賱鬲毓亘賷乇 亘丕賱賳氐 賰賲丕 匕賰乇賴 丕賱賲賷噩賵乇 丿賷鬲乇賵丕 賮賷 氐賮丨丞 288) 貙 丨賷孬 乇丕丨 丕賱賮乇賳爻賷賵賳 賷賯鬲賱賵賳 兀毓丿丕亍賴賲 (賵賴賷 賰賱賲丞 睾賷乇 賲賮賴賵賲丞 賴賳丕 賲賳 噩賷卮 睾丕夭賷) 賰丕賱賲噩丕賳賷賳 胤賵丕賱 丕賱賲爻丕亍 賰賱賴 賵 丕賱賱賷賱 賰賱賴 賵賮賷 氐亘丕丨 丕賱睾丿. 賰賲丕 賷匕賰乇 賳丕亘賱賷賵賳 賵噩賲賷毓 賰鬲丕亘 丕賱賲匕賰乇丕鬲 賵丕賱賲丐乇禺賷賳 兀賳 賳丕亘賱賷賵賳 兀賲乇 亘匕亘丨 賲賳 2500 - 3000 噩賳丿賷 鬲乇賰賷 賰丕賳賵丕 兀爻乇賶 賲賳 丨氐丕乇 廿丨丿賶 丕賱賯賱丕毓 賵賰丕賳 丕賱鬲亘乇賷乇 賱匕賱賰 "丕賳賴 賱賲 賷賰賳 賱丿賷賴 胤毓丕賲 賱廿胤毓丕賲賴賲 賵兀賳賴 賱丕 賷賯丿乇 毓賱賶 鬲噩乇賷丿賴賲 賲賳 丕賱爻賱丕丨 賵廿賱丕 丕賳囟賲賵丕 賱噩賷卮 丕賱噩夭丕乇 賵丕賱賷 毓賰丕"
賵 丕賱丨賯賷賯丞 丕賱鬲賷 賱丕 賲乇丕亍 賮賷賴丕 兀賳 賳丕亘賱賷賵賳 賰丕賳 賷丨賱賲 亘亘賳丕亍 丕賲亘乇丕胤賵乇賷丞 賮乇賳爻賷丞 賮賷 賲氐乇 貙 賲爻鬲毓賲乇丞 鬲丨賲賱 卮賰賱丕 賮乇賳爻賷丞 爻賷丕爻賷丕賸 賵丕丿丕乇賷丕賸 毓賱賶 兀賳 賷賰賵賳 丕賱毓丕賲賱賵賳 賮賷賴丕 乇毓丕丞 賲氐乇賷賵賳 鬲丨鬲 爻胤賵丞 丕賱乇噩賱 丕賱賮乇賳爻賷 丕賱賲鬲丨囟乇. 丌賲丕 賰賱 丕賱廿氐賱丕丨丕鬲 賵丕賱丿乇丕爻丕鬲 丕賱毓賱賲賷丞 賵丕賱賲卮丕乇賷毓 丕賱鬲賷 亘丿兀賴丕 賳丕亘賱賷賵賳 賱兀氐賱丕丨 丕賱夭乇丕毓丞 賵丕賱賳馗丕賲 丕賱爻賷丕爻賷 賵丕賱賲丕賱賷 賵賵囟毓 禺氐氐 賱賱鬲毓賱賷賲 貙 賮鬲賱賰 賱賷爻鬲 爻賵賶 賲丨丕賵賱丕鬲 丕賱賴丿賮 丕賱丨賯賷賯賷 賲賳賴丕 賴賵 丿乇丕爻丞 鬲賮氐賷賱賷丞 賱賲氐乇 賵亘丨孬 賰賷賮賷丞 丕爻鬲睾賱丕賱賴丕 賱氐丕賱丨 丕賱賲丨鬲賱 丕賱賮乇賳爻賷 賱賷爻 兀賰孬乇.
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125 reviews2 followers
May 5, 2012
Other than the absolutely hideous cover design, and some annoying typos throughout the text (including some dates), I rather enjoyed this book. This was the first specific history of Napoleon's Egyptian campaign that I've read, so it exposed me to a wealth of new material. I was surprised to find out the author is not British, since he sprinkled his narrative with some very Britishy witty, acerbic observations.

The quote of the book for me is when the author described Bonaparte's appearance upon embarking for Egypt in 1798: : "He had the face of an eagle and the hairdo of a spaniel." (page 35)
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March 14, 2025
Excellently written and very informative. Would recommend to anyone interested in learning about this campaign.
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142 reviews
May 8, 2023
Very thorough study of this fascinating interlude as Napoleon operates small armies in a hostile environment. He doesn鈥檛 do it well & no amount of his propaganda can hide the fact that this was a megalomaniac expedition in the pursuit of La Gloire for himself with no clear object aside from being comparable to Alexander or Caesar. He left his army behind to pursue a coup d鈥檈tat in France. Despite having huge technological advantages over his opponents, he achieved nothing long-lasting in power terms in the Middle East & exhibited his total misunderstanding of naval warfare by blaming his Admiral for the Aboukir Bay disaster when he was largely following orders. His lack of logistical understanding is also very visible here.
889 reviews9 followers
January 20, 2018
Crushing indictment of Napoleon's most romanticised exploit. Reading this was a seminal moment in realising just what kind of a person Napoleon really was.
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January 1, 2024
Napoleon has just beaten Austria and agreed for France a peace treaty. But Britain remains at war, so what is France to do next? The options Napoleon suggests are risky; a cross channel invasion, or using Egypt as a launching pad to attack Britain鈥檚 richest colony, India. The first would be incredibly difficult absent a victory over the Royal Navy, Napoleon therefore jumps at the second. To stand still and negotiate is clearly not an option; Napoleon needs more victories for his ambitions in France. Egypt will be the place to win those triumphs, or if it isn鈥檛 he will make it seem like it was! J Christopher Herold provides a narrative of the campaign(s) from inception through Napoleon鈥檚 abandonment of Egypt to further those ambitions, and on to the final surrender of Egypt.

Egypt brings out both the best and the worst in Napoleon. When campaigning there are brilliant victories in land battles 鈥� for example at the Pyramids and Aboukir. And as de facto ruler of a country for the first time Bonaparte鈥檚 tolerant style of government and interest in developing the country shines through. How many generals would have brought such a range of scientists and men of learning along? But at the same time Napoleon is prone to overestimating what can be done and wishful thinking - for example that Turkey will somehow not fight to retake Egypt. In many respects the Egypt campaign can be seen as a precursor to the overreach that is the invasion of Russia. In Egypt he is cut off, overstretched and slowly losing to attrition. The whole campaign is a reckless gamble that does not pay off for anyone - except Napoleon himself who somehow manages the propaganda sufficiently to become consul upon his return to France.

With the book titled Bonaparte in Egypt the narrative could have stopped when Napoleon ups sticks and leaves his army in the lurch. It does not. However, things do speed up with only the last chapter and a half devoted to the time the French were in Egypt post-Bonaparte leaving. This is despite there being two more years from this point until the end 鈥� clinging on may be less interesting than conquest but I certainly feel it could have been more comprehensively covered.

I very much enjoyed the style in which the book is written. It keeps up the pace and interest. Herold tells the story with considerable humour and an eye for amusing anecdotes. Although the narrative follows the campaigns in detail it is not done in the day to day style of X went to Y place that can be so tiresome, instead focusing in on the more important events. Herold does not spare the reader from the often awful conditions, as well as the atrocities that are committed - including those ordered by Napoleon himself.

The book is slightly old, so there are newer options that may well reflect more recent scholarship and ideas on Revolutionary/Napoleonic France鈥檚 role in Egypt. However if it is a good narrative you are looking for Bonaparte in Egypt will still serve very well.
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72 reviews
April 28, 2025
Bonaparte in Egypt by J. Christopher Herold is a fascinating and vivid account of one of the most ambitious 鈥� and often overlooked 鈥� episodes of Napoleon's career. Herold masterfully brings to life the drama of Napoleon鈥檚 Egyptian expedition, highlighting not only the military campaigns but also the scientific and cultural ambitions that accompanied them.

The book is rich in detail and thoroughly researched, making it a truly exciting read for anyone interested in Napoleonic history or the broader age of imperial expansion. Herold鈥檚 narrative captures the chaos, the idealism, and the brutal realities faced by the French army as they ventured into a land so different from their own. His ability to portray the complex motivations behind the campaign and the larger-than-life figure of Napoleon himself makes for compelling reading.

However, at times the book becomes difficult to follow, mainly due to the sheer number of names and figures introduced throughout the story. Without a clear guide or reference chart for the many military leaders, scientists, and political figures involved, it can be easy for readers to lose track of who's who. A simple family tree, organizational chart, or even a glossary would have greatly enhanced clarity and helped maintain the momentum of the story.

Despite these occasional hurdles, Bonaparte in Egypt remains an engrossing and worthwhile read. Herold succeeds in making a complex historical episode both accessible and exciting, offering readers a glimpse into a moment when military ambition, scientific curiosity, and imperial dreams collided on the desert sands.
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Author听9 books2 followers
June 14, 2024
An interesting look at Napoleon Bonaparte's French takeover of Egypt. I read this for research for a project I was working on, but I enjoy reading historical accounts of various moments in history, so I did enjoy reading it. It is a little bit of an old-school look into that historical event, but this was first published in 1962 after all. It is still a rather forward-looking approach nonetheless. One little tidbit I picked up on that I found particularly interesting was that the book noted that Napoleon kept copies of the Bible and the Koran in his personal library on the voyage to Egypt and read them regularly during the trip. However, he categorized them under politics. Then, after Napoleon conquered Egypt, he made a speech to the Egyptians to win them over and stated that Allah was the one true God and that there was no son of God. He even stated that his troops have also "accepted this truth." However, when the same letter of the speech was sent to French newspapers, he had it changed to say they were "friends of Allah."
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September 22, 2023
Probably the wittiest military history I have ever read. Herold skilfully depicts the grandeur, arrogance, and futility of Napoleon's Eastern adventure. Although I quickly got lost among the various names and geographic locations, Herold's acid and unsparing portrayals of Napoleon and his generals and their harsh and violent times kept my interest. "It is a moral and political axiom that any dishonourable act, if performed by oneself, is less immoral than if performed by someone else, who would be less well-intentioned in his dishonesty." "he had a true passion for diplomacy, which is the art of fishing tranquilly in troubled waters." "an international epidemic of erroneous reasoning" "historians are lenient to those who succeed and stern with those who fail; in this, and this alone, they display strong political sense.". Highly entertaining.
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February 14, 2023
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114 reviews1 follower
September 20, 2010
Already quite charming.

And remained so throughout the entire book.

This author makes no attempt to hide his opinion of this boondogle, but he sticks with the facts.

I would recommend it to anyone who believes we can romp into the Muslim world whenever we feel like it and bend them to our will.
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Author听30 books111 followers
July 21, 2014
Brillianty written non-fiction book that entertains like a fiction book. This gave me so much information on Napoleon's Egyptian horror, that I was totally sated and hope the author would write a fiction book with the same setting.
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5 reviews14 followers
February 6, 2011
A very serious French campaign masterfully captured with British humor, on top of great historical talent.
117 reviews11 followers
December 28, 2013
Very well written. Had a hard time finding a thesis until the end, however. Still, one of the few focused books on this part of his career, which makes it special in itself.
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Author听5 books95 followers
August 29, 2015
賰鬲丕亘 賴丕賲 噩丿丕 賱賱賲賴鬲賲賷賳 亘賮鬲乇丞 丕賱丨賲賱丞 丕賱賮乇賳爻賷丞貙 亘賳丕亘乇鬲 賵丨賲賱鬲賴 毓賱賶 賲氐乇 亘毓賷賵賳 賮乇賳爻賷丞
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October 2, 2018
Straightforward narrative account focused on the French. I read it for research on the naval aspects, so it had limited utility. Decently written and entertaining.
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