A military history of modern Egypt: from the Ottoman Conquest to the Ramadan War/ Andrew McGregor.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [293]-297) and index.

Table of Contents
Introduction -- Egypt's Military Legacy: The Ancient and Mediaeval worlds -- 1517: The Ottoman Empire Conquers Egypt -- Battle for the Pyramids: Napoleon's Invasion -- The Ambition of Muhammad 'Ali: 1803-1820 -- War on the Nile: Egypt takes the Sudan -- Egypt in the Greek Revolution -- Rebellion against the Sultan: The Syrian Campaigns and the Conquest of Arabia -- The Egyptian Empire at War: Crimea, Mexico and Crete -- Feds and Rebels in the Egyptian Empire: The Abyssinian Campaign -- Egypt and the Russo-Turkish War: 1877-78 -- The Military Revolt of 'Urabi Pasha and the British Occupation -- Defeat in the Sudan: The Mahdi Triumphs Over the 'Turks' -- For Britain or Egypt? : The Anglo-Egyptian Army Retakes the Sudan -- Betwixt and Between: Egypt's Role in the First World War -- Mutinies and Nationalism in the Post-War Egyptian Army -- Europe's Battleground: Egypt in the Second World War -- The Army takes charge: The failure of 1948, The 'Free Officers Movement' of the 1950s and the Suez Crisis -- The Yemen Adventure: Nasser exports the Revolution -- The Arab-Israeli Wars: 1967-1973 -- Glossary -- Bibliography