Chinese Farm: Episode 21 — North to Ismailia
Ariel Sharon’s drive north toward Ismailia showed that not every breakthrough leads to a clean collapse. After the Deversoir crossing, Israeli forces hoped to threaten the rear of Egypt’s Second Army and widen the bridgehead along the west bank of the Suez Canal. Instead, the advance encountered dense agricultural ground, irrigation canals, villages, narrow roads, and determined Egyptian resistance. Terrain north of the crossing slowed Israeli armor and forced a more difficult combined arms fight. Tanks that had regained confidence in open battles now had to work with infantry, engineers, artillery, and reconnaissance in broken ground. The drive to Ismailia reveals the limits of armored exploitation when geography and local defense absorb momentum. For more military history writing and books, visit MilitaryAuthor.me, and for magazines, galleries, and a massive archive of military photos and video, visit Trackpads.com.
