The Six Day War 1967: Sinai

Osprey Campaign #212

by Simon Dunstan, Peter Dennis (Illustrator)

In May 1967, Egypt expelled the United Nations peacekeeping forces stationed in the Sinai desert and deployed its army along its border with Israel, its moves coordinated with those of Jordan and Syria. By June, Israel realized that the international community would not act, and launched a pre-emptive strike against the combined Arab forces. The ensuing Six Day War (June 5-10, 1967) was a crushing defeat for the Arab world, one that tripled the area controlled by Israel and which sowed the seeds for the Yom Kippur War of 1973 and the continuing strife in the region.

Written by the author of Osprey's Yom Kippur War, this volume covers the background to the war and the campaign against the Egyptians in the Sinai Peninsula, including the initial devastating air assault that showed the world how vital air supremacy was in modern combat.

Genres: History, Military History, Nonfiction, Israel, Egypt, Middle East, Military Fiction

96 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2009

Reviews

[Bruinrefugee · Rating 2 out of 5]

One of the less enjoyable books in Osprey's campaign series. The results of the 1967 War between Israel and its Arab foes plays a central role in our present-day politics.

While the book covers a certain portion of the action in the Sinai peninsula, it's hurt by certain stylistic affectations that draw away from the raw factual material. That's compounded by the relative lack of maps compared to certain other titles in the series; the very foreign-ness of the areas (which makes it difficult to imagine the terrain/descriptions in many cases); and the relegation of half of the six days to just a few paragraphs.

Unfortunately, given the shortness of these books, this is one time where these flaws quickly and seriously hurt the overall project.

[Sourojit Das · Rating 4 out of 5]

Crisp accounts with nice images

[Andrew Daniels · Rating 1 out of 5]

terrible, biased garbage
poorly written, unreliable, manipulative
has the characteristics of propaganda rather than history

I do NOT recommend this

[Martin Koenigsberg · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very hand guide to this campaign. A must have for the Flames of War "Fate of a Nation" wargamer, and for anyone who needs the basics and good colour schemes to look at.