Memoirs of Lieutenant General Saad El-Din El-Shazly The October War

In this historic volume, General Saad El Shazly provides a meticulous, first-hand account of the 1973 October War from his perspective as Chief of Staff of the Egyptian Armed Forces. The book details the painstaking rebuilding of the military post-1967, the operational masterplan for crossing the Suez Canal (Operation Badr), and the tactical execution on the front lines. Furthermore, El Shazly candidly addresses the severe strategic rift between the military leadership and political authorities regarding the response to the Israeli counter-crossing at Deversoir, offering an indispensable primary source for military historians and strategists.

It delivers an authentic, highly detailed insider perspective on military strategy, operational logistics, and high-level decision-making during one of the most critical conflicts in modern Middle Eastern history.

Military historians, political analysts, students of strategic studies, and general readers seeking an authoritative, firsthand account of the 1973 Arab-Israeli War.