Название: At the Decisive Point in the Sinai : Generalship in the Yom Kippur War
Автор: Jacob Even, Simcha B. Maoz
Издательство: University Press of Kentucky
ISBN: 0813169550
Год: 2017
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 328
Для сайта: litgu.ru
Размер: 15,8 МБ
Язык: Английский
The Yom Kippur War pitted Israel against Syria in the north and Egypt in the south in October 1973. Caught by surprise and surrounded by enemies, Israel relied on the flexibility and creative thinking of its senior field commanders. After Israeli forces halted the Egyptian troops on the Sinai Peninsula, Major General Ariel Sharon seized the opportunity to counterattack. He split the Egyptian army and cut off its supply lines in a maneuver known as Operation Stouthearted Men. Sharon's audacious, controversial decision defied his superiors and produced a major victory, which many believe helped win the war for Israel.