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ALBATROSS OF DECISIVE VICTORY
WAR AND POLICY BETWEEN EGYPT AND ISRAEL IN THE 1967 AND 1973 ARAB-ISRAELI WARS |
| By: |
George W. Gawrych |
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Hardback |
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| ISBN 10: |
0313313024 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780313313028 |
| Publisher: |
ABC-CLIO |
| Pub. date: |
30 March, 2000 |
| Series: |
Contributions in Military Studies No. 188 |
| Pages: |
304 |
| Description: |
This text argues that the quick victory by Israeli troops over the combined forces of Egypt, Jordan and Syria in 1967 led to unrealistic expectations during the second conflict in 1973. It examines the limited Egyptian war strategy, and how their armed forces were able to hold Israel at bay. |
| Synopsis: |
In 1967, the Israeli Defense Forces defeated the combined armies of Egypt, Jordan, and Syria in a mere six days. This remarkable military accomplishment would, however, have the ultimate effect of creating an albatross around the neck of the Israeli Army, as Israelis would now expect the next conventional war with the Arabs to achieve similar results: a quick, decisive victory with relatively few casualties. Although Egyptian forces were militarily inferior to those of Israel, President Anwar Sadat developed a successful limited war strategy designed to exploit this unrealistic expectation. Rather than aiming to achieve a military victory or to seize strategic terrain, Sadat merely sought to break a diplomatic stalemate with a major military operation designed to soften Israeli intransigence toward negotiations and to force a change in U.S. foreign policy toward the Arab-Israeli conflict. In support of these political aims, the Egyptian Armed Forces set out to discredit the Israeli Army's prowess by inflicting heavy casualties in a limited war. Sadat's success in regaining the entire Sinai without another armed struggle holds an important lesson for the United States.After its dramatic victory in Desert Storm, American armed forces feel compelled to win the next conventional war quickly, decisively, and with relatively few casualties, much like the challenge that faced Israel after the 1967 war. |
| Illustrations: |
bibliography, index |
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US |
| Imprint: |
Greenwood Press |
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Non-returnable |
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