Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. xi, [3], 248 p. Tables. Notes. Index. "The

Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. xi, [3], 248 p. Tables. Notes. Index. "The war between Israel and Egypt from March 1969 to August 1970 was not merely a passing event in the course of the Arab-Israeli wars, but rather a major confrontation distinguished both by its special type--a war of attrition--and by the direct military intervention of the Soviet Union." From Wikipedia: "Yaacov Bar-Siman-Tov (1946-2013) was a prominent international relations and conflict resolution scholar. He was Professor of International Relations at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He was also the Director of the "Swiss Center for Conflict Research, Management and Resolution" at the Hebrew University, and the Head of the Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies. He was a noted expert in the fields of management and resolution of international conflicts; negotiation; decision-making; and the Arab Israeli conflict."