Iconology analysis of some pictures of the Egyptian army from July 1952 to October 1973 available on YouTube

Document Type : Original Article

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Assistant Professor, Radio and Television Department, and Vice Dean of the Faculty of Media and Communication Technology for Environmental Service and Community Development Affairs, South Valley University

Abstract

The study aims to identify the iconology connotations related to the images of the Egyptian army during the July 23 revolution, to reveal the historical connotations contained in the images, to uncover the circumstances and ambiguities surrounding the 1967 war and the extent of its conformity with the textual historical facts, and to monitor the historical relationship between the treatment of Egyptian captives in the 1967 war and the Israeli captives in 73 And the extent of its compatibility or difference with the Third Geneva Convention on dealing with prisoners of war, and revealing the details of the 73rd war, the obstacles that encompassed it, and how the Egyptian army dealt with it. The study used the tool of iconological analysis.
The study reached several conclusions: The iconological analysis, in its course of correcting historical information, revealed the strong role of Major General Mohamed Naguib, the first president of the Arab Republic of Egypt after the July 23 revolution, despite the neglect of many historical sources of him, and his role lies in the images collected with him in Al-Azhar and his meetings with Arab leaders, and the leadership of the Free Officers. The iconological analysis also revealed the strong role of the Egyptian army during the War of 73, represented by the Egyptian forces crossing a set of barriers set by Israel to shackle the Egyptian army in crossing the canal, including the berm, as well as the ability of the Egyptian army to build a water bridge, and this axis also revealed the strength of the Engineers Corps.

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