In this episode of pplpod, we profile Anwar Sadat, the military officer who rose from a poor family in the Nile Delta to become the third president of Egypt,. We track his journey from a revolutionary "Free Officer" plotting to overthrow King Farouk to his surprising succession of Gamal Abdel Nasser in 1970,.

Tune in to learn about:

• The "Corrective Revolution": How Sadat consolidated power by purging Nasserist officials and expelling Soviet military advisors,.

• The Yom Kippur War: The 1973 surprise attack against Israeli forces in the Sinai Peninsula that earned Sadat the title "Hero of the Crossing" and restored Egyptian morale,,.

• The Road to Peace: His historic visit to Jerusalem and the signing of the Camp David Accords with Menachem Begin, which resulted  ...