Reconstructing a shattered Egyptian Army : War Minister Gen. Mohamed Fawzi's Memoirs, 1967-1971 / edited by Youssef H. Aboul-Enein.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Aboul-Enein, Youssef H., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fawzī, Muḥammad.

Egypt. Jaysh.

Generals--Egypt--Biography.

Generals.

Fawzī, Muḥammad. Ḥarb al-thalāth sanawāt, 1967/1970.

Egypt. Jaysh--History.

Egypt.

Israel-Arab War, 1967.

Israel-Arab War, 1973.

History.

Egypt--History, Military.

History, Military.

Arab-Israeli conflict--1967-1973.

Arab-Israeli conflict.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xx, 233 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Annapolis, Maryland : Naval Institute Press, [2014]

Contents:

Chapter 1 Deep Structural Problems Leading to the 1967 Six-Day War Defeat: Foreword / Lieutenant General Richard F. Natonski, USMC (Ret.) Natonski, Lieutenant General Richard F., USMC, (Ret.) 5

Chapter 2 The Impact of the Yemen Guerrilla War on Egyptian Military Thinking: Foreword / Lieutenant General Walter E. Gaskin, USMC Gaskin, Lieutenant General Walter E., USMC 15

Chapter 3 Mistakes Made in the Preparation of Egyptian Combat Formations for the 1967 Six-Day War: Foreword by the late Major General / Joseph D. Brown IV, USAF IV, Joseph D. Brown, USAF 28

Chapter 4 The Collapse of the Egyptian Armed Forces: The 1967 Six-Day War: Foreword / George Mitroka Mitroka, George 46

Chapter 5 Challenges to Civil Authority: Foreword / Ed Mornston Mornston, Ed 56

Chapter 6 Starting from Zero: The Initial Plans and Strategy to Rebuild the Egyptian Armed Forces after the Six-Day War: Foreword / Barry Scott Zellen Zellen, Barry Scott 65

Chapter 7 Plan Granite: Creating a Strategy Centered on the Suez Canal Zone and the Sinai Peninsula Foreword / Frederick Kempe Kempe, Frederick 75

Chapter 8 Formulating a General Strategy for the War of Attrition: Foreword / Brigadier General Peter B. Zwack, USA Zwack, Brigadier General Peter B., USA 84

Chapter 9 Redesigning the Egyptian Armed Forces Foreword / Paul J. Murphy Murphy, Paul J. 92

Chapter 10 Overhauling the Egyptian Armed Forces: Strategy, Unity of Command, Civil-Military Authority, Drill, and the Need for Statutory Legislation: Foreword / Colonel Norvell "Tex" DeAtkine, USA (Ret.) DeAtkine, Colonel Norvell "Tex", USA, (Ret.) 101

Chapter 11 Psychological Recovery, Artillery, Special Forces, and Respect for the Adversary: Foreword / David Suiter Suiter, David 110

Chapter 12 Nasser's Conferences with His General Staff: Foreword / Joseph J. Collins Collins, Joseph J. 121

Chapter 13 Egypt's Air Defense Problem and Egyptian Naval Capabilities: Foreword / S. Diane Lamb Lamb, S. Diane 130

Chapter 14 Egyptian Special Forces Operations: Foreword / Vance Skarstedt Skarstedt, Vance 143

Chapter 15 Translating Soviet Military Aid into Egyptian Strategic Options: Foreword / A. Denis Clift Clift, A. Denis 152

Chapter 16 Concluding Thoughts: Educating America's Future Military Leaders on Arab Strategic Thinking 163.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Reconstructing a shattered Egyptian Army

ISBN:

9781612514604

161251460X

OCLC:

875403518