ABSTRACT

Anwar Sadat's life was shaped by Egypt's national struggle and the conflict between the Arab world and Israel. This biography charts his progress from fanatical nationalist to President of Egypt, and from world statesman to tragic hero, who gave his life in the cause of peace.

chapter 1|8 pages

The peasant

chapter 2|9 pages

Search for an identity

chapter 3|10 pages

Traumatic years in prison

chapter 4|10 pages

Crucial meeting with Jihan

chapter 5|11 pages

Sadat and Nasser in conflict

chapter 6|14 pages

Road to catastrophe and renewal

chapter 7|6 pages

Sadat the surprise President

chapter 8|12 pages

Sadat starts a new revolution

chapter 9|10 pages

War and the great deception

chapter 11|12 pages

The October explosion

chapter 12|12 pages

Kissinger enters the scene

chapter 13|12 pages

Towards a breakthrough

chapter 14|12 pages

Breaking a psychological barrier

chapter 15|12 pages

Looking to Jerusalem

chapter 16|12 pages

Trouble at home

chapter 17|14 pages

First steps to peace

chapter 18|14 pages

Mixed fortunes

chapter 19|7 pages

Hero in Jerusalem, villain in Damascus

chapter 20|14 pages

The rocky road to Camp David

chapter 21|14 pages

Bargaining for peace: vision and reality

chapter 22|18 pages

Breakthrough: anger and tears

chapter 23|12 pages

Unfulfilled hopes: the road to tragedy

chapter 24|10 pages

Death on Victory Parade