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Israeli soldier versus Syrian soldier : Golan Heights, 1967-73 / David Campbell.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Campbell, D. (David), author.
- Series:
- Combat (Osprey Publishing)
- Combat
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Israel-Arab War, 1967--Occupied territories.
- Israel-Arab War, 1967.
- Israel-Arab War, 1967--Campaigns--Golan Heights.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (114 pages) : illustrations (some color), color maps.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford, London, England ; New York, New York : Osprey Publishing, 2016.
- Summary:
- Israel seized the strategically critical Golan Heights from Syria during the 1967 Six Day War in an audacious and determined operation, yet when the Yom Kippur War broke out the Israeli military were exposed by the effectiveness of the newly confident and dangerous Syrian army. In the Golan only luck, herculean Israeli efforts and tactical misjudgements by the Syrians were to allow the Israelis to maintain control. In this book, three pivotal encounters in the Golan are assessed, supported by artwork, maps and photographs, tracking how both sides' forces evolved over the period.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (EBC, viewed March 17, 2018).
- ISBN:
- 9781472813312
- 1472813316
- 9781472813329
- 1472813324
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