Michael B. Oren ...But the official Syrian version of the war - TopicsExpress



          

Michael B. Oren ...But the official Syrian version of the war similarly obscures Egypts role just as it ignores all but the wars earliest stage. Though Syrian units swiftly succeeded in recapturing much of the Golan, they were almost as quickly stopped by numerically inferior Israeli forces and compelled to fall back on Damascus. The Syrian capital was also threatened by IDF guns which were ultimately silenced not by Arab arms but by Soviet threats and American pressure. (cont.)
Posted on: Mon, 21 Oct 2013 20:45:39 +0000

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