At the Decisive Point in the Sinai (eBook)

Generalship in the Yom Kippur War

Jacob Even, Simcha B. Maoz (Autoren)

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2017
328 Seiten
The University Press of Kentucky (Verlag)
978-0-8131-6957-6 (ISBN)

Infos

A commander and an officer with the IDF recount their experiences in the Yom Kippur War, offering insight into Israel’s military leadership.At the Decisive Point in the Sinai is a firsthand account of Operation Stouthearted Men—arguably the 1973 Yom Kippur War’s most intense engagement. General Jacob Even and Colonel Simcha B. Maoz were key leaders in Major General Ariel Sharon’s division. Together, Even and Maoz recount the initial stages of the Suez crossing, examine the Israel Defense Forces’ (IDF) response to Egypt’s surprise attack, and explain Sharon’s role in the transition from defense to offense. They detail Sharon’s struggle to convince his superiors of his plan and argue that an effective division commander is not only revealed by his leadership of subordinates but also by his ability to influence his senior officers. Even and Maoz challenge students of military leadership by offering a case study on effective leadership. “At the Decisive Point is the single best volume I have ever read on the Yom Kippur War. It bridges the gap between the two standard forms of writing on the 1973 conflict?the memoir and the historical monograph?and does so in a very effective manner.” —Robert M. Citino, author of The Wehrmacht Retreats: Fighting a Lost War, 1943 “The authors’ work, in sum, presents an interesting and informative account of the Yom Kippur War on the Sinai front.” —Israel Affairs

Autor

lt;P>General Jacob Even, IDF (Ret.), led armored units at all levels and served as both division commander and IDF National Defense College commander. Colonel Simcha B. Maoz, IDF (Ret.), held staff and instruction positions in the infantry and paratroops command before being assigned to the General Staff.

Inhalt

ForewardAuthors' NoteThe Order and the Division: From Call-Up to AssemblyThe IDF's 'Day of Infantry'The Twice-Blessed DayOn the Defensive, October 10-14The Egyptian Attack, October 14The Crossing Battle, Part 1: PreliminariesThe Crossing Battle, Part 2The Crossing Battle, Part 3The Crossing Battle, Part 4Eight Days: October 18-25, 1973'Better Is the End of a Thing Than the Beginning Thereof'

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 15.9.2017
• Reihe/Serie: Foreign Military Studies
• Reihe/Serie: Foreign Military Studies
• Reihe/Serie: Foreign Military Studies
• Zusatzinfo: 23 b&w halftones, 12 maps, 2 tables
• Verlagsort: Lexington
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 150 x 150 mm
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
• Schlagworte: battle of suez city • crossing battle • Egyptian Army • Israel Defense Forces • military leadership • operation badr • Ramadan War • Suez Canal • surprise attacks • Yom Kippur War
• ISBN-10: 0-8131-6957-7 / 0813169577
• ISBN-13: 978-0-8131-6957-6 / 9780813169576