There is also a clip from the USA today Thursday October 18, 1984 about his wife. Anwar el-Sadat became President of Egypt in 1970. In a relatively short time he has done more than most people have thought possible to bring his people toward the benefits of the twentieth century and , more recently, to bring peace to his part of the world!
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By Sanjay Rao
Format:Hardcover
Anwar Sadat's account of his lifetime and struggles is an excellent account of the conditions prevailing in Egypt during the mid and late 20th century. It gives an excellent insight into Egyptian point of view of Israel and the Arabs.
Sadat's book is a must for anyone who wants to understand contemporary Egyptian thinking and foreign policy. His influence on the current situation in the Middle East has not dimished with time.
13 of 15 people found the following review helpful
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Anwar Sadat in this book tells about his rise from a middle class villager to becoming Egypt's president. Anwar Sadat founded the free officers organization in the army to drive out the British from Egypt and establish self rule. As the leader of the organization he was jailed twice and had thus acheived a reputation as a patriot among the egyptian people. When in jail Abdel Nasser took over the free officers organization. Written in the book are Anwar's experiences in jail at acheiving spiritual liberation. I felt that he has not detailed this part that well. After Anwar and Abdel Nasser obtained freedom for Egypt in a bloodless revolution the book talks about about his efforts to rebuild Egypt. And he felt that for any development to occur Egypt must make peace with Israel and thus he became the first Arab leader to make peace with Israel. This was a landmark acheivement in the history of the middle east and he shared the nobel peace prize in 1978 with the Israeli premier for this. Anwar Sadat comes across as a very patriotic and a very inspired individual all through this book.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
By Adham Bahgat
Format:Hardcover
The book depicts few key historical incidents right from the horse's mouth...no historians around here. It's an integral testimonial in the pursuit of peace and its achievement. Changing your own self perception is the start of all changes.
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Anwar Sadat was an American client since 1952
Anwar Sadat was an American client since 1952. He was also probably the man who killed Nasser by poisoning, to bring American occupation to Egypt.
Published 6 months ago by Hatem Radwan
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Great Read
I highly enjoyed this book. Sadat in many ways was a man of tremendous wisdom and political savvy. His memoirs span his birth, the free officer movement, Nasser's reign, and... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Alexander Robinson
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A nice book
This is a very nice and interesting book written by one of the most influential leader allover the world.
Published on April 26, 2009 by Ihab Yassin
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