Six Days: The 1967 Six Day War
Conflicted: A History Podcast
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The Idf and the Egyptian Army in the Dunes of the Sinai
In the sixth day war, more egyptian soldiers died of heat and exposure than of actual fighting. The i d f holds on to captured officers, but tells the rank and file guys that their only alternative is to run into the desert back towards egypt. In this phone call, gamal abdel nasser and king hussain of jordan agree to lie to the world. They both agree to tell the community that american planes were the ones that bombed egyptian air bases,. But it muddies the water for the uds around the world who have now been told what's fact and what's fiction. It stirs animus and hatred among the arab
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