Description
This book concentrates on the dramatic experiences of Napoleon’s Army of the Orient in Egypt and the Holy Land. The fighting of the Mamelukes and Turks are covered in depth, detailing desert combat, siege warfare, cavalry skirmishes and the suppression of uprisings. It examines the French treatment of prisoners as well as the fate of captured Frenchmen, and describes caring for the wounded, outbreaks of bubonic plague, and the terrible retreat from Acre in 1799, in accounts by the men who were there. The experiences of infantry, cavalry and sea soldiers of Napoleon’s Army of the Orient are brought vividly back to life.
Biography
Terry Crowdy is a military history author specialising in the Napoleonic Wars and espionage or ‘secret war’. His latest book is ‘Napoleon’s Infantry Manual’, an essential guide to daily life in Napoleon’s Grande Armée based on contemporary French instruction manuals and orders.
Previous to this he wrote ‘Incomparable’, the incredible story of Napoleon’s 9th Light Infantry Regiment. He edited the popular memoirs of Donald Dean VC, a Kentish hero who fought in both world wars. His espionage titles include ‘The Enemy Within’, and ‘Deceiving Hitler’.
Terry won the ‘Best Military Paper’ category in the 2014 Napoleon Series Writing Contest.
Terry Crowdy is a safety adviser for Historic Royal Palaces, the independent charity which manages the Tower of London, Hampton Court Palace, the Banqueting House Whitehall, Kensington Palace, Kew Palace, and Hillsborough Castle.
العربية 
English 
