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OK, Cole, Don’t Tease Me with a Fine Map Like That

Napoleon’s Egypt: Invading the Middle East by Juan Cole

October 3, 2026 by elderberrywine Leave a Comment

cbr18bingo Maps     cbr18bingo – Maps I know far more about Napoleon’s later career than his earlier one, so this was pretty much all news to me.  Seems that after his initial successes in various battles in the Italian states, the French government decided that he was just the man to tackle a challenge that they had had their eye on for some time, obtaining access to India via the east end of the Mediterranean.  Some sort of short cut through Egypt seemed just […]

Filed Under: History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: cbr18bingo Maps, French Egyptian history, Juan Cole, Napolean early days, Napoleon wasn't always a master of his craft, Nobdy messes with Admiral Nelson, ottoman empire, Route to the East but only as an afterthought

elderberrywine's CBR18 Review No:26 · Genres: History, Non-Fiction · Tags: cbr18bingo Maps, French Egyptian history, Juan Cole, Napolean early days, Napoleon wasn't always a master of his craft, Nobdy messes with Admiral Nelson, ottoman empire, Route to the East but only as an afterthought ·
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