Elusive Victory

By Trevor Dupuy

In Elusive Victory, Colonel Trevor N. Dupuy traces the history of the Arab-Israeli wars from Independence to The Yom Kippur War.

Using both sides’ best extant information in 1978, this book aims to cut through the obfuscating rumours and establish basic facts. Dupuy is refreshingly even-handed in his approach, embellishing and correcting inconsistencies through personal interviews with Arabs, Israelis, and UN officers to provide a descriptive account of the Arab-Israeli Wars. His assertions in disputed stories carry weight and reason, and Dupuy provides an informed comparison of tactics, objectives, victories, and failures in the two conflicts to dispel the common myths.

A must-read for the student of the middle east or of post-colonial friction, bringing light to a complex and oft-misunderstood section of recent history.

Colonel Trevor N. Dupuy graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1938, and in World War II spent more combat time in Burma than any other American. Brave Men and Great Captains was the third of fifteen book collaborations between father and son. Since his retirement from the Army in 1958, he devoted himself to writing, to military analysis, to computer simulation, and to lecturing. He has written many books and articles on military history and military affairs.