The crossing of the suez by saad shazly book the crossing of suez. The crossing of the suez is an inside look by the egyptian chief of staff at events leading up. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The germans baffled,tell the egyptians that no fire in the world requires that much pressure. He was egypts chief of staff during the october war. Feb, 2011 the real hero of 1973 general saad eldin elshazly passed away after long illness last thursday february 10,2011.
He was also honored by naming a new highway connecting the cairo ring road to ismailia desert road that is being built by the armed forces engineers. Saad eddin elshazly, egyptian army chief of staff from may 1971 to december 1973, remains a war hero for many egyptians who lived or read about. Search for library items search for lists search for. The egyptian chief of staff in the 1973 war, now a political exile, tells the story of the war, the first detailed account from the egyptian side. Saad eldin elshazly died just one day before mubarak was ousted. An egyptian attacking force that advanced beyond their line of defense at the barlev line was repulsed with heavy losses by israeli forces. Without any air support or intelligence, he succeeded in reaching the suez canal with almost no losses where the crossing made his forces an easier target for the iaf costing him 1020% of his units. In any crossing of the suez canal by egyptian forces, success was highly dependent on the performance of the egyptian corps of engineers, which had several daunting tasks to accomplish. Buy the crossing of the suez revised edition by saad elshazly isbn. For egyptian chiefofstaff general saad elshazly as well, this was a. The game is an introductory level product with an emphasis on playability over simulation value. Following his public criticism of the camp david accords, he was dismissed from his post as. The yom kippur war, ramadan war, or october war arabic. If egypt can claim crossing the suez canal from the west to the east.
Feb 15, 2004 he is especially good at explaining how sadat and his army chief of staff, lt. The first assault wave of 4000 men crossed the suez canal and opened 70 passages through the sand barrier using high pressure water pumps. The crossing of the suez download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. Third printing,of the original work by general saad shazly chief of staff of the egyptian armed forces during the arab israeli war of 1973, including three new chapters.
Sep 01, 2003 third printing, of the original work by general saad shazly chief of staff of the egyptian armed forces during the arab israeli war of 1973, including three new chapters. The linked data service provides access to commonly found standards and vocabularies promulgated by the library of congress. The crossing alabur is, of course, the crossing of the suez. On may 16, 1971, egyptian president anwar sadat appointed general saadeddine elshazly as armed forces chief of the general staff. Bridges of all kinds are explored in this film, includes actual footage of the collapse of the tacoma narrows bridge in 1940. This updated edition includes three new chapters by the author. In the west egyptian armed forces chief of staff lt. Before sunset on june 8, shazlys forces crossed the suez canal at ismailia. Saad shazly was chief of staff for the egyptian armed forces during the 1973 arabisraeli war, and this is his account of that war. Khitat badr was the code name for the egyptian military operation to cross the suez canal and seize the barlev line of israeli fortifications on october 6, 1973.
Following his public criticism of the camp david accords, he was dismissed from his post as ambassador to. Jan 01, 2005 you can also request a copy through a website dedicated to general shazly. Jan 01, 2003 saad shazly was chief of staff for the egyptian armed forces during the 1973 arabisraeli war, and this is his account of that war. What did the arabs really win in the 1973 war with israel. The barleve line details by egyptian general shazli. Mar 11, 2017 in memory of the true hero of october 1973 war victory.
Sadats chief of staff, lieutenant general saad elshazly, focused on what he called the harshest test. Learn about new offers and get more deals by joining our newsletter. The air battle of mansoura was the egyptian name for an air battle that took place during the yom kippur war between the egyptian air force eaf and the israeli air force iaf near the town of. The real hero of 1973 general saad eldin elshazly passed away after long illness last thursday february 10,2011. Saad eddin elshazly, egyptian army chief of staff from may 1971 to december 1973, remains a war hero for.
The battle of the sinai was one of the most consequential battles of the yom kippur war. He is credited with the equipping and preparation of the egyptian armed force s in the years prior to the successful capture of the israeli barlev line at the start of the 1973 war. Datasets available include lcsh, bibframe, lc name authorities, lc classification, marc codes, premis vocabularies, iso language codes, and more. He is especially good at explaining how sadat and his army chief of staff, lt. Third printing,of the original work by general saad shazly chief of staff of the. Scenario two broadens the first scenario to include israeli efforts to secure the west bank of the suez canal, and adds iaf air strikes and egyptian sam defences. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. On the night of june 5, with communication cut between himself and the egyptian high command, he decided to manoeuvre his forces, positioned twenty kilometres from the israeli border, across the border and into israel itself. The rest is historygood background read,the crossing of the suez,lt. This includes data values and the controlled vocabularies that house them.
The crossing of the suez is an inside look by the egyptian chief of staff at events leading up to and including the 1973 arab israeli war. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. This prompted the israelis to launch operation abiraylev stouthearted men the next day, penetrating the egyptian line of defense and crossing the suez canal. Both in his report on the war and in the political diary in which he describes his experience in the prewar period, shazly sees blunders, lies and interference on the part of president anwar sadat as largely responsible for egypts misfortunes. Israelarab war, 1973 personal narratives, egyptian. Third printing, of the original work by general saad shazly chief of staff of the egyptian armed forces during the arab israeli war of 1973, including three new chapters. He passed away on the same day the army issued its 1st communique announcing indirectly the end of mubarak rule even before the vps mubarak stepping downs announcement. Click download or read online button to get the crossing of the suez book now. The rest is historygood background read, the crossing of the suez,lt. You can also request a copy through a website dedicated to general shazly. Saad shazly saad shazly was chief of staff for the egyptian armed forces during the 1973 arabisraeli war, and this is his account of that war. Saad elshazly, understood the limits of egyptian military power and therefore planned a sharply delineated. Following his public criticism of the camp david accords, he was dismissed from his post as ambassador to britain and portugal, then he went to algeria as a political refugee.
One of the things i kept thinking about the day of mubaraks resignation was how elshazly didnt get see it. The later dismissed egyptian chief of staff saad elshazly maintains in his book the crossing of the suez still banned in egypt that these tactical decisions on oct. Egyptian troops crossing the suez canal on october 7, 1973 photo. Across suez is a board game simulating operational level ground combat between egypt and israel at the battle of the chinese farm during the 1973 arabisraeli war. Were arab tactics any good during the arabisraeli wars. Saad elshazly, the crossing of suez the october war 1973. The crossing of the suez download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl. Colonel general saadeddin mohamed elhusseiny elshazly april 1, 1922 february 10, 2011, and all the real heroes of this war may allah. Colonel general saadeddin mohamed elhusseiny elshazly april 1, 1922 february 10, 2011, and all. Scenario one focuses on the israeli approach to and initial crossing of the suez canal. In memory of the true hero of october 1973 war victory.
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