Third World Centre for Research and Publishing, London, 1980. In very tidy condition with DW.
The Egyptian crossing of the Suez canal on October 6, 1973, which launched the fourth Arab-Israeli war, was one of the largest and most remarkable operations in the history of warfare. The architect of this operation was General Saad el-Shazly, then chief of staff of the Egyptian armed forced and one of the most brilliant - and popular - of Egypt's military men. In these memoirs he describes the planning and execution of the October war, the blunders which followed the impressive initial successes, the clashes between soldiers and politicians, the role of the Soviet Union, and, after the war, the hunt for scapegoats - which culminated in his sacking by President Sadat...