audiobook Napoleon In The Holy Land by Nathan Schur in History

Review

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful. Fascinating stuff.By David P. WesterAnyone interested in the Napoleonic period would know for starters that this book covers a campaign given scant attention elsewhere. What came as a pleasant surprise to me was that this is also one of the most enjoyable of books written on any of Napoleon's campaigns. Its a very fast read; has good maps; and gets right to the action. Clear; concise; and impartial is Schur's style. The book has a useful appendix of eyewitness reports; and the bibliography includes many works unavailable in English. I am no student of the Middle East; but I would think this book would be of value to anyone interested in the history of Palestine; or the Ottoman Empire. From the Napoleonic angle the only thing I bring into this is the experience of reading several dozen books on the man's campaigns; and frankly most of them are just not fun to read. This one is.6 of 7 people found the following review helpful. By the steps into the Holy LandBy Eman M. VovsiThe book is very interesting and contains a lot of material from the Israeli historian point of wiev. N. Schur argues that the French historians are disregarding the eyewitness' material and accounts of the events. However; the author disregarded the military structure and organization of the French Army of the Orient - there were no brigades or regiments back then; but always demi-brigades by regalement of 1794; the rank colonel been restored by Napoleon only in 1803; and so on. When citing the magnificent work of la Jonquere; it is always good to check additional references; and specifically the articles published by the French military historian Rigo ( in various issues of Tradition or Uniformes magazines).