{"product_id":"mameluke-ali-with-napoleon-from-the-louis-ztienne-saint-denis-9781782823933","title":"Mameluke Ali-With Napoleon from the Tuileries to St. Helena","description":"Recollections of Napoleon's French Mameluke \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Napoleon Bonaparte's adventure in the Middle East brought him in close contact with the Mamelukes-the dominant military caste of Egypt at the close of the 18th century. As students of the period know, despite the fact that the French inflicted devastating defeats on the Mamelukes, their exotic 'oriental' appearance appealed to a European sense of romance to the degree that Mameluke cavalry took their place in the Imperial Guard. Napoleon notably enrolled a Mameluke, Roustan Raza, as his bodyguard and valet. There was also a second valet, known as 'Ali', in the emperor's service, who was in reality a Frenchman. Louis-Etienne Saint-Denis was born in Versailles in 1788 where his father was an overseer in the royal stables. In common with several servants who occupied a position close to the person of Napoleon, Saint-Denis, 'the French Mameluke', has left us an essential view of the private and intimate world of the emperor's domestic, political and military life. An indispensable addition to every library of the Napoleonic age.\u003cbr\u003e Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Louis Étienne Saint-Denis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 178282393X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781782823933\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Leonaur Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/21\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 228\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.94lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.69d","brand":"Louis Étienne Saint-Denis","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48241492164863,"sku":"9781782823933","price":32.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b1865825-c9e4-4c6f-83c5-24deb673c2a0.jpg?v=1772654654","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/mameluke-ali-with-napoleon-from-the-louis-ztienne-saint-denis-9781782823933","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}