At the Decisive Point in the Sinai: Generalship in the Yom Kippur War
Jacob Even and Simcha B. Maoz
Abstract
The Yom Kippur War, also known as the Ramadan War or the October War, was fought by Israel against a coalition of Arab nations, led by Syria and Egypt. The war lasted nineteen days, with the pivotal moment being Major General Ariel Sharon’s crossing of the Suez Canal, which is known as the crossing battle In this narrative Jacob Even and Simcha B. Maoz consider the war and Sharon’s leadership as a case study of generalship for the benefit of new generations of senior field commanders. By focusing on the divisional command, Even and Maoz balance the macro view of the war (in the context of the ... More
Keywords: Yom Kippur War, Suez Canal, crossing battle, Israel Defense Forces, Egyptian Army, Ramadan War
Bibliographic Information
| Print publication date: 2017 | Print ISBN-13: 9780813169552 |
| Published to Kentucky Scholarship Online: January 2018 | DOI:10.5810/kentucky/9780813169552.001.0001 |
