Swift Sword the Historic Record of Israel's Victory June 1967 by Brig. Gen. S. L. A. Marshall USAR (Ret.)

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SYNOPSIS: 144 pages - The Six-Day War War was fought between June 5 and 10, 1967 by Israel and the neighboring states of Egypt (known at the time as the United Arab Republic), Jordan, and Syria.

Relations between Israel and its neighbours had never fully normalized following the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, and in the period leading up to June 1967 tensions became dangerously heightened. As a result, Israel launched a series of preemptiveairstrikes against Egyptian airfields on June 5 following the mobilisation of Egyptian forces along the Israeli border in theSinai Peninsula. The Egyptians, whose defensive infrastructure was in a poor state, were caught by surprise and virtually the entire Egyptian air force was destroyed with few Israeli losses, giving the Israelis air superiority. Simultaneously, the Israelis launched a ground offensive into the Gaza strip and through the northern and central routes of the Sinai, which again caught the Egyptians by surprise. After some initial resistance, the Egyptian leader, Gamal Abdel Nasser, ordered the evacuation of the Sinai. On June 6 and 7, Israeli forces rushed westward in pursuit of the Egyptians whose retreat was disorganized and chaotic. The Israelis inflicted heavy losses on the retreating Egyptian forces. By June 7 the Israelis had reached the Suez canal and had taken Sharm el Sheikh in the south of the peninsula. Conquest of the Sinai was completed on June 8 when Israeli forces reached the peninsula's western coast.

Publisher: American Heritage Publishing Co., Inc. 1967.

Format: Hardback. No dust jacket. NOT an EX LIB. First Edition.

Condition: Volume in Very Good condition. Pictorial boards have corner bumping, minor soiling. Owner's names and personal inscription on inside front blank fly leaf. Otherwise all inner pages are flat, clear, bright with no markings, tears, or flaws. Tightly bound. Such a fascinating book! Photos illustrate condition of overall volume.

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