Napoleon in Egypt

Prologue: The song of departure

The origins of the Egyptian campaign

"The liberator of Italy"

The cream of France

Outward bound

"A conquest which will change the world"

The march on Cairo

The battle of the Pyramids

Cairo

"Josephine! ... and I am 600 leagues away!"

The battle of the Nile

"We are now obliged to accomplish great things"

The Institute of Egypt

Life in exile

The perils of diplomacy

Insurrection

Love and dreams

A Suez adventure

Pursuit into upper Egypt

Into the unknown

A turn for the worse

The Syrian campaign

The siege of Acre

The battle of Mount Tabor

"That man made me lose my destiny"

The retreat from Acre

Sensational discoveries

The decision of a lifetime

An abandoned army

Aftermath.