Napoleon thought he’d rule Egypt by land and sea - until Nelson showed up. This is the story of the Battle of the Nile, where Britain’s navy ambushed the French fleet and set Napoleon’s plans ablaze.

Britain’s soldiers stood in their classic and indomitable position: with their backs against the wall. West of Suez there was no other place to make a stand. Behind them was Cairo, capital of Egypt; ...

As the last whiff of smoke blew off the wreck-strewn El Hemeimat battlefield, one thing appeared to be certain: the British had not only rocked Rommel’s Afrika Korps back on its heels; they had given ...