Napoleon's Egypt - Invading the Middle East (Electronic book text)

In thisvivid and timely history, Juan Coletells the story of Napoleon's invasion of Egypt.Revealing the young general's reasons for leading the expedition against Egypt in 1798 andshowcasing his fascinating views of the Orient, Coledelves into the psychology of the military titan and his entourage.He paints amulti-facetedportrait of the dailytravails of the soldiers in Napoleon's army, includinghow they imagined Egypt, how their expectations differed from what they found, and how theygrappled with military challengesin a foreign land.Coleultimately revealshow Napoleon'sinvasion, the first modern attempt to invade the Arab world,invented and crystallized the rhetoric of liberal imperialism.