Soldier in the Sinai : a general's account of the Yom Kippur war /
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...
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| Format: | Licensed eBooks |
| Language: | English Hebrew |
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Lexington, Kentucky :
University Press of Kentucky,
[2014]
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| Series: | Foreign military studies.
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| Online Access: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=831044 |
Table of Contents:
- Development of the defense concept in Western Sinai
- Initial blunders
- Ground forces in the defensive battle
- Air support for the ground forces
- The preemptive strike that wasn't.