- Published: 1 August 2008
- ISBN: 9781844139170
- Imprint: Vintage
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 512
- RRP: $42.99
Napoleon in Egypt
'The Greatest Glory'
- Published: 1 August 2008
- ISBN: 9781844139170
- Imprint: Vintage
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 512
- RRP: $42.99
Paul Strathern's enthralling description of this bizarre imperial adventure reads like Conrad's Heart of Darkness...as a piece of storytelling, it is a masterpiece
Daily Telegraph
To begin with, the book leaps off the shelf-display into the hands: the dustjacket is a remarkably fine reproduction of a painting of Napoleon...This is an illuminating and most engaging book
Spectator
An ambitious and wonderfully detailed saga
Financial Times
His account of the 6 week odyssey to Alexandria provides an intimate portrait of the squalid, fetid life on board eighteenth century ships, and his description of the successive stages of the expedition are well-judged. He also captures the tensions of the occupation with skill
Herald
A comprehensive and gripping read, as great an overview of war and hubris as can be managed in 400 pages
Scotland on Sunday
A well-written, fast-paced narrative... This book is a welcome and readable addition to the ever-growing library of books about this French colossus
BBC History Magazine
Superb... Strathern tells the appalling tale of the forced marches across endless deserts...with commendable gusto
Andrew Roberts, Sunday Telegraph
As a stirring narrative of doomed military endeavour, his book could hardly be bettered
Sunday Times
This is popular narrative history at its best
Independent on Sunday