Open AccessTHE OCTOBER 1973 MIDDLE EAST WAR
Author(s) -
Helmoed Römer Heitman
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
scientia militaria
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2309-9682
pISSN - 2224-0020
DOI - 10.5787/7-3-834
Subject(s) - argument (complex analysis) , middle east , armour , spanish civil war , history , ancient history , political science , archaeology , medicine , chemistry , organic chemistry , layer (electronics)
The events of the October 1973 Arab-Israeli war have led many to the conclusion that 'the tank' is dead or, at the very least, mortally wounded. This argument would appear to be based, at least in part, upon one basic and vital misconception: that 'the tank' and 'armour' are identical