Author: Paul Strathern
Publisher: Bantam
ISBN: 0553385240
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 514
Book Description
In 1798, Napoleon Bonaparte, only twenty-eight, set sail for Egypt with 335 ships, 40,000 soldiers, and a collection of scholars, artists, and scientists to establish an eastern empire. He saw himself as a liberator, freeing the Egyptians from oppression. But Napoleon wasn’t the first—nor the last—who tragically misunderstood Muslim culture. Marching across seemingly endless deserts in the shadow of the pyramids, pushed to the limits of human endurance, his men would be plagued by mirages, suicides, and the constant threat of ambush. A crusade begun in honor would degenerate into chaos. And yet his grand failure also yielded a treasure trove of knowledge that paved the way for modern Egyptology—and it tempered the complex leader who believed himself destined to conquer the world.
Napoleon in Egypt
Author: Paul Strathern
Publisher: Bantam
ISBN: 0553385240
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 514
Book Description
In 1798, Napoleon Bonaparte, only twenty-eight, set sail for Egypt with 335 ships, 40,000 soldiers, and a collection of scholars, artists, and scientists to establish an eastern empire. He saw himself as a liberator, freeing the Egyptians from oppression. But Napoleon wasn’t the first—nor the last—who tragically misunderstood Muslim culture. Marching across seemingly endless deserts in the shadow of the pyramids, pushed to the limits of human endurance, his men would be plagued by mirages, suicides, and the constant threat of ambush. A crusade begun in honor would degenerate into chaos. And yet his grand failure also yielded a treasure trove of knowledge that paved the way for modern Egyptology—and it tempered the complex leader who believed himself destined to conquer the world.
Publisher: Bantam
ISBN: 0553385240
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 514
Book Description
In 1798, Napoleon Bonaparte, only twenty-eight, set sail for Egypt with 335 ships, 40,000 soldiers, and a collection of scholars, artists, and scientists to establish an eastern empire. He saw himself as a liberator, freeing the Egyptians from oppression. But Napoleon wasn’t the first—nor the last—who tragically misunderstood Muslim culture. Marching across seemingly endless deserts in the shadow of the pyramids, pushed to the limits of human endurance, his men would be plagued by mirages, suicides, and the constant threat of ambush. A crusade begun in honor would degenerate into chaos. And yet his grand failure also yielded a treasure trove of knowledge that paved the way for modern Egyptology—and it tempered the complex leader who believed himself destined to conquer the world.
Yachtman's Pilot to the Harbours of England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland... Europe from Yvuiden to ... Toulon
Author: Edward Keble Chatterton
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sailing
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sailing
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Yachtsman's Pilot to the Harbours of England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland; & the Continent of Europe from Ymuiden to Bordeaux; Bordeaux to Sete by Inland Waters; the Mediterranean Harbours from Sete to Toulon ... Illustrated with 32 Harbour Plans
Author: Edward Keble Chatterton
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
No Higher Purpose
Author: William Alexander Binny Douglas
Publisher: Virago Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 690
Book Description
Depository Library Program.
Publisher: Virago Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 690
Book Description
Depository Library Program.
The Yachtsman's Pilot to the Harbours of England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, & the Continent of Europe from Ymuiden to Bordeaux
Author: Edward Keble Chatterton
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Harbors
Languages : en
Pages : 488
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Harbors
Languages : en
Pages : 488
Book Description
Handbook of Fisheries and Aquaculture
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Aquaculture
Languages : en
Pages : 796
Book Description
With reference to India.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Aquaculture
Languages : en
Pages : 796
Book Description
With reference to India.
Biological and Chemical Oceanography
Author: Austin Brennan
Publisher: Callisto Reference
ISBN: 9781641165822
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
The study of the ocean and its biological and physical aspects is known as oceanography. It is an earth science that includes a wide range of topics such as ocean current, ecosystem, and geophysical fluid dynamics. It also encompasses the study of plate tectonics as well as the geology of the sea floor. It examines different physical properties and chemical substances found in the ocean and across its boundaries. It blends the understanding of the processes within a number of disciplines like biology, chemistry, climatology, geology, geography, hydrology, physics and astronomy in order to acquire an in-depth knowledge of the oceans. Biological oceanography and chemical oceanography are two primary branches of oceanography. Biological oceanography includes the ecology of marine organisms. The study is done on the basis of the ecological characteristics of an individual organism and the physical, chemical and geological aspects of its ocean environment. The chemistry of the ocean is studied under chemical oceanography. It is concerned with the understanding of seawater properties. This book covers in detail some existent theories and innovative concepts revolving around biological and chemical oceanography. It includes contributions made by international experts. It is meant for students who are looking for an elaborate reference text on these disciplines.
Publisher: Callisto Reference
ISBN: 9781641165822
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
The study of the ocean and its biological and physical aspects is known as oceanography. It is an earth science that includes a wide range of topics such as ocean current, ecosystem, and geophysical fluid dynamics. It also encompasses the study of plate tectonics as well as the geology of the sea floor. It examines different physical properties and chemical substances found in the ocean and across its boundaries. It blends the understanding of the processes within a number of disciplines like biology, chemistry, climatology, geology, geography, hydrology, physics and astronomy in order to acquire an in-depth knowledge of the oceans. Biological oceanography and chemical oceanography are two primary branches of oceanography. Biological oceanography includes the ecology of marine organisms. The study is done on the basis of the ecological characteristics of an individual organism and the physical, chemical and geological aspects of its ocean environment. The chemistry of the ocean is studied under chemical oceanography. It is concerned with the understanding of seawater properties. This book covers in detail some existent theories and innovative concepts revolving around biological and chemical oceanography. It includes contributions made by international experts. It is meant for students who are looking for an elaborate reference text on these disciplines.
A Voyage Round the World, in the Years 1740-44
Badenheim Nineteen-thirty-nine
Author: Aharon Apelfeld
Publisher: David R. Godine Publisher
ISBN: 9780879237998
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 166
Book Description
A tale of Europe in the days just before the war. It tells of a small group of Jewish holiday makers in the resort of Badenheim in the Spring of 1939. Hitler's war looms, but Badenheim and its summer residents go about life as normal."
Publisher: David R. Godine Publisher
ISBN: 9780879237998
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 166
Book Description
A tale of Europe in the days just before the war. It tells of a small group of Jewish holiday makers in the resort of Badenheim in the Spring of 1939. Hitler's war looms, but Badenheim and its summer residents go about life as normal."
The Naval Service of Canada, 1910-2010
Author: Richard H. Gimblett
Publisher: Dundurn
ISBN: 1459713222
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 249
Book Description
This highly illustrated commemorative volume chronicles the full century of the Canadian navy as a proud national institution. Comprehensive coverage includes the origins of the Canadian navy in 1867, both world wars, the Korean conflict, the postwar period, and a look at the navy of the future.
Publisher: Dundurn
ISBN: 1459713222
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 249
Book Description
This highly illustrated commemorative volume chronicles the full century of the Canadian navy as a proud national institution. Comprehensive coverage includes the origins of the Canadian navy in 1867, both world wars, the Korean conflict, the postwar period, and a look at the navy of the future.