TY - GEN T1 - Soldier in the Sinai : a general's account of the Yom Kippur war T2 - Foreign military studies. A1 - Sakal, Emanuel A2 - Tlamim, Moshe LA - English LA - Hebrew PP - Lexington, Kentucky PB - University Press of Kentucky YR - 2014 UL - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/ebsco_acadsubs_ocn891181132 AB - In surprise attacks on Israel in October 1973, Egyptian and Syrian forces crossed ceasefire lines to enter the Israeli-held Sinai Peninsula and Golan Heights, igniting what became known as the Yom Kippur War. In the north, Israel succeeded in blocking the Syrian advance, but in the south, it failed to achieve an operational decision in the defense campaign. In Soldier in the Sinai, mobile and armored warfare expert Major General Emanuel Sakal analyzes the operational and strategic decisions made by Israel''s political and military leadership and assesses the causes of the defense''s first-phas. CN - DS128.1 .S2613 2014eb SN - 9780813150819 SN - 0813150817 SN - 1322059292 SN - 9781322059297 SN - 9780813150826 SN - 0813150825 SN - 9780813153315 SN - 081315331X SN - 9780813150802 SN - 0813150809 KW - Israel. : Tseva haganah le-Yiśraʼel : Campaigns. KW - Israel. : Tseva haganah le-Yiśraʼel KW - Israel-Arab War, 1973. KW - Guerre israélo-arabe, 1973. KW - HISTORY : Middle East : General. KW - HISTORY : Middle East : Israel. KW - Military campaigns KW - 1973 ER -