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"
....The mastermind behind Egypt's assault on the formidable Bar-
Lev line."
The main object of these episodes is to provide valuable research
tools for both the professional and military strategist among Arabs
and Egyptians alike. The Crossing of the Suez Canal episodes
are a detailed description of one of history's most successful large scale
special operations as well as insight into the manifest difficulty inherent
in managing the tension between military and political objectives.
They
are as succinct as a combat unit diary in their description of the planning,
preparation and execution of an operation that is currently studied by
military staff officers in military academies around the world. Amazingly,
the Egyptians under Chief of Staff Lt.General Sa`d al-Diyn al-Shazliy
were able to pull off, against all odds, the feat of surprising the Israelis
when the Israelis knew they were coming.
General
Shazliy's
account brings first hand penetrating insights, which have the ring of
truth. These are based on a wealth of materials that is forcing scholars
and practitioners to revise standard interpretations of contemporary military
Egyptian History.
Hard lessons drawn from this unique experience are
compelling and must not be passed over in silence nor to be lightly dismissed
and forgotten.
The "Crossing of the Suez Canal" episodes are especially
dedicated to the attention and scrutiny of younger Egyptian and Arab generations.
It is with great hope that they will learn well from these events, which
took place a quarter of a century ago, in order to avoid their pitfalls
in future struggles to come.
The
episodes are supplemented with detailed footnotes, bibliographic material,
official documents, war maps, aerial and satellite photographs as well
as various diagrams and schematic illustrations of armaments and troop
deployments designed especially for this occasion by the Graphic division
of "al-Misbah", so that a lay person can follow, with
ease, the elaborate military descriptions- sets forth the salient details
about the Ramadan War.
The
series is dedicated to the 1973 Ramadan War Veterans, Egyptian
and Arab professionals with a special interest in Arab and Egyptian contemporary
Military and Political Histories.
Commentaries
and professional opinions from the subscribed members are welcomed
and will be posted at the end of each episode for reviewing and discussion.
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