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Soldier in the Sinai : a general's account of the Yom Kippur war / Emanuel Sakal ; translated by Moshe Tlamim.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sakal, Emanuel, author.
- Series:
- Foreign military studies.
- Foreign Military Studies
- Standardized Title:
- Sadir yivlom?. English
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Israel. Tseva haganah le-Yiśraʼel--Campaigns.
- Israel.
- Israel-Arab War, 1973.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (592 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Lexington, Kentucky : University Press of Kentucky, 2014.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- An intriguing and detailed evaluation of Israel's flawed defence, 'Soldier in the Sinai' offers a first-hand account of military strategy from a general who commanded a regular tank battalion that fought in the most desperate battles of the conflict. Based on extensive research, including interviews with the principal officers involved, this book provides a meticulous critique of the faulty assumptions and lack of planning that contributed to the disastrous early battles of the Yom Kippur War.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-8131-5331-X
- 0-8131-5081-7
- OCLC:
- 891181132
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