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Napoleon's Lost Fleet: Bonaparte, Nelson, and the Battle of the Nile

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Accompanying a Discovery episode, the book tells the story of Napoleon's conquest of Egypt, and his Battle of the Nile with Lord Nelson. Beautifully illustrated, the authors dramatically relate the surrounding events in a detailed and clear style. A final chapter about excavations by Frank Goddio and his underwater team has provided marvelous photographs and much information about recent discoveries. Definitely a must-read for all interested in historical events, Napoleon, marine archaeology and Egypt.

This large and attractive book was created by the Discovery Channel, to tell the story of the Battle of the Nile. Brimming with details, the book tells the story of the French Revolution and the life of Napoleon Bonaparte, followed by the life of Horatio Nelson, and the exciting finale: a minute-by-minute retelling of the Battle of the Nile in 1798. Along the way, the reader is treated to many excellent pictures, charts and graphs, not to mention a plethora of highly informative sidebars.

This is a wonderful book, one that will please readers that know nothing about the subject, and those that know a lot. I am very glad that I was able to get ahold of it, and highly recommend it to you!

Master of the Nile? Admiral Horatio Nelson won the battle of the Nile, but make no mistake, General Napoleon Bonaparte took the opportunity to spin the melee to become the master of his destiny. Following the epic confrontation on Egypt's mighty river, both world warriors Bonaparte and Nelson rocketed to star status in the heavens of France and England, respectively.

In previous reviews of Laura Foreman's books I have raved. Once again she expertly paints a picture of her subject matter in great detail in her work, Napoleon's Lost Fleet. From childhood to his final days on the Isle of St. Helena, Foreman intimately introduces the reader to Napoleon. She gives equal treatment to his rival, Admiral Nelson. Like her work on Alexander the Great and Cleopatra the VII, this book includes vivid pictures of undersea archaeology, as well as classic works of art inspired by Emperor Bonaparte in general and the siege of the Nile in particular.

I find the only shortcoming of the book is that it only briefly summarizes Bonaparte's political and military conquests after the battle of the Nile. However, the book is fully entitled, Napoleon's Lost Fleet: Bonaparte, Nelson, and the Battle of the Nile. To that end Laura Foreman delivers in abundance.

Perhaps the future will find Foreman penning a book on other iconic leaders like Emperor Chin, Genghis Khan or Suleiman the Magnificent.

Napoleon's Lost Fleet: Bonaparte, Nelson, and the Battle of the Nile

As a history buff and Discovery Channel fan, I really loved this book