The National Military Museum
Ibrahim Pasha
in the Citadelle looking toward the Mosques
the hall of military rulers
learning their history
the big men in Egyptian history
modern military adventures
catapult for besieging fortifications
Arab conquest brought Islam to Egypt by the sword
Ottoman Turkish Rule
Egyptian Officer
Pasha as Military Commander
Fall of the Ottoman Empire during World War I
Bombing of Suez by British and
French after the nationalization
of the Suez canal to provide funds for the construction
of the high Aswan dam
Soviet tank used by Egypt
Anwar Sedat as military commander
Russian built MIG aircraft
Hosni Nubarak as commander
leading into the future