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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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sakal, Emanuel
Other Authors: Tlamim, Moshe (Translator)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Hebrew
Published: Lexington, Kentucky : University Press of Kentucky, [2014]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Online Access:Texto completo
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.