Phoenix over the Nile: a history of Egyptian air power 1932-1994
- Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1996
- 413p.
This book recounts the origins, operational history, and battle performance of an air force that now satnds as one of the most capable and combat-experienced in the Third World. The book provides for the first time the Egyptian military perspective on the Arab-Israeli wars. The authorscover the contributions of British, Soviet and American technology and training and present the candid views of Egyptian pilots on their country's leaders, Soviet advisors and American technocrats. The book provides a detailed record of the development of the Egyptian aviation industry while contributing to a better understanding of Egyptian foreign policy and military capability.