"This volume examines the military strategy and issues that Egyptian war planners faced during the 1973 Yom Kippur War. Of major interest is the relationship between the political and military leaders and how that affected the buildup and course of the conflict"--Provided by publisher.

Includes maps of: Israeli Deployment on the Canal Front (the Ma'oz Plan, 1968-1969); Deployment of Forces on the Canal Front on the Eve of the Yom Kippur War; IDF Defensive Deployment in the Suez Canal Theater; Egyptian Plan for Retaking the Entire Sinai Peninsula; Egyptian Offensive Plan Granite 2 up to the Mountain Passes; Egyptian Plan for an All-out Attack of Limited Dimensions on the Canal Front; Attack on the Front (According to Soviet Warfare Doctrine); Reinforced Infantry Division at a Bridgehead East of the Suez Canal, MAR 1973; Reinforced Infantry Division at the Bridgeheads East of the Suez Canal; Antitank Plan in the Second Infantry Brigade's (Nineteenth Division) Frontline Layouts First-Echelon Brigade Deployment - Battalion Layout; Part of the Plan for Targeting Objectives on the Canal Line; Infantry Battalion Crossing the Canal from Its Positions and Deploying at the Bridgeheads; Master Plan of the Attack on 14 OCT 1973; Artillery Deployment in the Seventh Division Sector prior to the Attack and after Securing the Bridgeheads.

Introduction : the Egyptian military concept on the eve of the Yom Kippur war -- The Egyptian army : from the six-day war to the end of the war of attrition -- Israel's defense system on the Sinai front -- Egypt prior to the Yom Kippur war : acceptance of the Soviet warfare doctrine -- Potential problems in the campaign : planning the military solutions -- The Soviet warfare doctrine and its application by the Egyptians.