Gideon Zadok is an American author who is to follow an airborne team to secure the Mitla Pass during the Suez Crisis and thereby becomes involved in the Mitla incident when Colonel Zechariah (whose real world counterpart is Ariel Sharon) decides to capture it despite other orders.
Author Gideon Zadok joins a special forces unit to safeguard the Mitla Pass during the Suez Crisis, and subsequently becomes embroiled in the Mitla incident when Colonel Zechariah (similar to real-life figure Ariel Sharon) chooses to capture it despite contrary instructions.