Word: tankful
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Even as Sadat spoke, Egyptian and Israeli armies were locked in one of the greatest tank battles in history. Some military observers estimated, in fact, that more tanks and armor were involved than in the classic World War II tank battle at El Alamein in 1942. Cairo newspapers grandly billed the conflict as "the biggest tank collision in the history...
...long would the fateful battle last? "It will not be measured in months or weeks," said Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Dayan, who made a sudden inspection of his forces on the western bank. But massive tank battles have traditionally dragged on for many days without resolution. The principal fighting at El Alamein lasted almost a fortnight before British Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery finally broke through Rommel's line; by that time neither side had many serviceable tanks left...
Just south of the Syrian border, incoming shelling forced us to turn into a base that had been overrun by the Syrians on Yom Kippur and retaken later by Israel. Syrian artillery and tank fire had left gaping holes in the concrete barracks, where clothing, boots and Playboy foldouts lay under the debris. The hospital was filled with injured Israeli soldiers. Surviving members of the base's original defenders were returning, still stunned by the Syrian attack. One said: "I can't begin to absorb what I have seen." Another bitterly remarked: "Our government was idiotic...
Ahead of the field headquarters was flat and absolutely barren terrain interrupted at the horizon with moonscape ridges. In the distance, Israeli tank formations rolled across the windless desert, raising long trails of stagnant dust. Helicopters with dangling cargoes fluttered back and forth. High overhead, delta-winged jets streaked toward the west, and to the north, the tree-shaped smoke of shellbursts rose from a ridge...
These sweaters, T shirts, tank tops and long-sleeved shirts do everything but give off sparks. They are festooned with rhinestones, sequins, silver threads, gold sparkle dust and paint. There are abstract designs in the Art Deco vein. Another line stresses the representational (Bette Midler's face in sequins, flowers and animals in sparkle dust). A "words and numbers" series allows the wearer to advertise her home town ("Palm Springs: P.S. I love you") or favorite athlete's numeral. For the most part, the tops are priced for the jeans wearer's budget (usually between...