A shadow consumed the valley as the sun set. The desert sands, always so still, now trembled with an unseen power. For deep within his temple, Pharaoh Akhenaten seethered against the betrayal of his own people. His strong grip on Egypt slipped as whispers of insurrection spread through the land. Driven by a consuming desire for obedience, Akhenaten

On 19 October, certainly one of Sharon's brigades continued to drive the Egyptian paratroopers north towards Ismailia until the Israelis have been inside of 8 or 10 km (five or six mi) of the city. Sharon hoped to seize town and thereby sever the logistical and supply strains for almost all of the Egyptian next Army. Sharon's second brigade start