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--Amazon.

Maps -- Key to maps -- Introduction -- Abbreviations -- Stumbling into war -- Israel's Blitzkreig -- The Egyption phoenix -- A Three-Year border war -- "No, war, no peace" -- Egypt's assualt -- Israel's resurgence -- Ascent of the dove -- Conclusion -- Select bibliography -- Index.