tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883467308980359725.post1966080856888783524..comments2023-07-22T04:04:45.104-04:00Comments on Little Lead Heroes: Relief Map of the Valley of TearsAndyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03188043128640438712noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883467308980359725.post-1891815516240475102004-03-28T00:26:38.000-05:002004-03-28T00:26:38.000-05:00Hi Andy,Could you tell me which mapsheet this is o...Hi Andy,<br>Could you tell me which mapsheet this is on. I don't have a russian speaking spouse. I have been trying to locate the "Valley of Tears" on these maps but have never been able to match the topo with other maps I have. Mapsheet and gridsquares would be great.<br>Thanks!John Kindernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883467308980359725.post-35782034260902528582004-03-28T06:24:28.000-05:002004-03-28T06:24:28.000-05:00Sure. Looks like 33 10' latitude, just past 3...Sure. Looks like 33 10' latitude, just past 35 35' longitude. The left side of the junction of maps 9-36-108-4 and 9-36-108-2 on http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/EART/israel/israel50k.html<br>Kuneitra is pretty easy to find, it's the only large city on may 9-36-108-2. I took Booster to be the somewhat non-descript hill 2 km directly north of Kuneitra (I found a ref. in "War of Atonement" that had Booster "north" of Kuneitra). My wife (and her father) couldn't find any name of Hermonit, but I believe it is the hill just NW of what I have as Booster, two squares up the "60-61" horizontal grid in map 9-36-108-4.<br>I feel pretty confident on this, based on the layout of Kuneitra and the road N of it, which apparently had defensive position A3 on it, and Herzog or the Osprey Golan book (the only sources I have at hand) seem to indicate A3 was pretty close to the fighting. No real info on exactly where the tank ditch was; the red line here is approximately where Herzog has had it drawn.Andy cowellhttp://www2.littleleadheroes.com/noreply@blogger.com