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- catalog abstract ""[This book] recounts the origins, operational history, and battle performance of an air force that now stands as one of the most capable and combat-experienced in the Third World ... [It] provides for the first time the Egyptian military perspective on the Arab-Israeli wars ... [The book also] 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"--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b9190510.
- catalog contributor b9190511.
- catalog created "c1996.".
- catalog date "1996".
- catalog date "c1996.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1996.".
- catalog description ""[This book] recounts the origins, operational history, and battle performance of an air force that now stands as one of the most capable and combat-experienced in the Third World ... [It] provides for the first time the Egyptian military perspective on the Arab-Israeli wars ... [The book also] 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"--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Background (1910-1927) -- A start (1928-1932) -- Fledgling years (1932-1934) -- A new treaty and a world crisis (1935-1939) -- Neutrals at war (1939-1942) -- Forgotten allies (1942-1945) -- Threatening horizons (1945-1948) -- The first offensive (1948) -- Fighting the hydra (1948) -- A losing battle (1948-1949) -- Reactionaries and revolutionaries (1949-1953) -- "Czech" arms (1953-1956) -- The other side of Suez (1956) -- A doubtful anniversary (1956-1961) -- Wider horizons (1962-1967) -- The surprise assault (1967) -- Egyptian phoenix (1967) -- Fighting back (1967-1969) -- Attrition War (1969-1970) -- New directions (1970-1973) -- Ramadan War (1973) -- Battles for the bridgeheads (1973) -- Ramadan War impact (1973) -- New directions again (1974-1981) -- Moving forward (1981-1994).".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog extent "xxi, 413 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Phoenix over the Nile.".
- catalog identifier "1560986263 (alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Phoenix over the Nile.".
- catalog issued "1996".
- catalog issued "c1996.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Washington, DC : Smithsonian Institution Press,".
- catalog relation "Phoenix over the Nile.".
- catalog spatial "Egypt".
- catalog subject "358.4/00962 20".
- catalog subject "Aeronautics, Military Egypt History.".
- catalog subject "Aircraft industry Egypt History.".
- catalog subject "Egypt. Qūwāt al-Jawwīyah History.".
- catalog subject "UG635.E42 N67 1996".
- catalog tableOfContents "Background (1910-1927) -- A start (1928-1932) -- Fledgling years (1932-1934) -- A new treaty and a world crisis (1935-1939) -- Neutrals at war (1939-1942) -- Forgotten allies (1942-1945) -- Threatening horizons (1945-1948) -- The first offensive (1948) -- Fighting the hydra (1948) -- A losing battle (1948-1949) -- Reactionaries and revolutionaries (1949-1953) -- "Czech" arms (1953-1956) -- The other side of Suez (1956) -- A doubtful anniversary (1956-1961) -- Wider horizons (1962-1967) -- The surprise assault (1967) -- Egyptian phoenix (1967) -- Fighting back (1967-1969) -- Attrition War (1969-1970) -- New directions (1970-1973) -- Ramadan War (1973) -- Battles for the bridgeheads (1973) -- Ramadan War impact (1973) -- New directions again (1974-1981) -- Moving forward (1981-1994).".
- catalog title "Phoenix over the Nile : a history of Egyptian air power, 1932- 1994 / Lon O. Nordeen and David Nicolle.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".