 The " official version " entered in the historiography in 1955 following the work of lieutenant colonel Israel Beer , whereas adviser and support of Yadin at the time of the events , who published ' The battles of Latrun ' . This study , considered by the historian Anita Shapira as " the most clever ever written on the topic " , puts the battles in their military and political context . It concludes that given the strategic and symbolic importance of Jerusalem , " the three tactical defeats that occurred at Latrun ( ... ) permitted the supply [ of the city ] and were a <unk> manoeuvre ( ... ) [ and ] are the consequence of the strategic clear @-@ sightedness of the Commander @-@ in @-@ Chief , able to identify the key points and subordinate to his general sight the tactical considerations , limited , of the military command . 
