All the Pasha's men: Mehmed Ali, his army and the making of modern Egypt

Introduction 1. Between Sultan and vali: Syria and the nature of Mehmed Ali's military expansion 2. The birth of an army: conscription and resistance 3. From peasants to soldiers: discipline and training 4. Beyond the facade of order: the performance of the army 5. Behind the lines: daily life in the camps 6. The army and the Egyptian nation 7. The Egyptian vali, the Ottoman Pashas and the British Lord Conclusion.