
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