The Yom Kippur War 1973 (2)
Title | The Yom Kippur War 1973 (2) PDF eBook |
Author | Simon Dunstan |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
Pages | 222 |
Release | 2012-11-20 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1782006915 |
Israel's victory in the 1967 'Six Day War' sowed the seeds of the 1973 Yom Kippur War. At 1400hrs on 6 October 1973 the Egyptian army launched an assault crossing of the Suez Canal. The carefully co-ordinated attack achieved complete tactical surprise. The sand embankments of the Israeli Bar-Lev Line were breached and an Israeli counterattack thrown back with heavy losses. In the second of his two-volume analysis of the Yom Kippur War, Simon Dunstan details the fighting in the Sinai, culminating in Operation Gazelle, the Israeli counterattack across the Suez Canal. Although defeated militarily Egypt did ultimately succeed in forcing the Israelis back to the negotiating table.
The Yom Kippur War
Title | The Yom Kippur War PDF eBook |
Author | Simon Dunstan |
Publisher | Osprey Publishing |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2007-09-18 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9781846032882 |
On October 6, 1973, simultaneous attacks on two fronts caught Israel by surprise, on the holiest day of the Jewish year. With Israeli forcxes caught unprepared, the Egyptian crossing of the Suez Canal, and the Syrian attack on the Golan Heights were both initially successful. The following month saw desperate fighting as the Israeli forces slowly drove the invading armies back. It took two UN ceasefires, and the threat of Soviet intervention before the Israeli forces came to a halt. Simon Dunstan offers a balanced analysis of the Yom Kippur War, describing the key battles and the forces involved and examining the outcome of the war - how at national and international levels the war was a disaster from which Israel has not recovered, as the nation became dependant on the USA for military, diplomatic and economic support. Illustrated with full-color artwork, photographs and detailed maps, this book provides an insight into the hostilities that enveloped the Middle East, the aftereffects of which are still seen today.
The Yom Kippur War
Title | The Yom Kippur War PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | Doubleday Books |
Pages | 580 |
Release | 1974 |
Genre | History |
ISBN |
Reports findings of a December 1973 Jerusalem Symposium assessing the trauma among the world's Jews (and non-Jews) during and following the October war.
The Yom Kippur War
Title | The Yom Kippur War PDF eBook |
Author | Abraham Rabinovich |
Publisher | Schocken |
Pages | 590 |
Release | 2007-12-18 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0307429652 |
An updated edition that sheds new light on one of the most dramatic reversals of military fortune in modern history. The easing of Israeli military censorship after four decades has enabled Abraham Rabinovich to offer fresh insights into this fiercest of Israel-Arab conflicts. A surprise Arab attack on two fronts on the holiest day of the Jewish calendar, with Israel’s reserves un-mobilized, triggered apocalyptic visions in Israel, euphoria in the Arab world, and fraught debates on both sides. Rabinovich, who covered the war for The Jerusalem Post, draws on extensive interviews and primary source material to shape his enthralling narrative. We learn of two Egyptian nationals, working separately for the Mossad, who supplied Israel with key information that helped change the course of the war; of Defense Minister Moshe Dayan’s proposal for a nuclear “demonstration” to warn off the Arabs; and of Chief of Staff David Elazar’s conclusion on the fifth day of battle that Israel could not win. Newly available transcripts enable us to follow the decision-making process in real time from the prime minister’s office to commanders studying maps in the field. After almost overrunning the Golan Heights, the Syrian attack is broken in desperate battles. And as Israel regains its psychological balance, General Ariel Sharon leads a nighttime counterattack across the Suez Canal through a narrow hole in the Egyptian line -- the turning point of the war.
The Yom Kippur War 1973: The Sinai
Title | The Yom Kippur War 1973: The Sinai PDF eBook |
Author | Simon Dunstan |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 2003 |
Genre | Israel-Arab War, 1973 |
ISBN | 9780275988999 |
The War of Atonement
Title | The War of Atonement PDF eBook |
Author | Chaim Herzog |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Pages | 328 |
Release | 2018-11-06 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1510738800 |
This is the authoritative account of the Israeli army’s performance in the bitter Yom Kippur War of 1973. The origins of the war amid the turbulent history of competing powers in the Middle East are fully explored, as is the build-up of Arab forces that almost inexplicably caught Israel by surprise. The author then provides a gripping narrative of the conflict itself, punctuated by firsthand accounts and interviews with combatants. The War of Atonement is full of drama and tales of inspirational bravery, as Israel defied the odds to defeat the two-pronged invasion. An analysis of the political implications of the conflict bring this epic tale to a close. For this edition Chaim Herzog’s son, Brigadier General Michael Herzog, has written an introduction which places the book in the context of his father’s achievements and gives a revealing insight into the man himself. This is the most comprehensive work on a conflict that has had major implications for our own troubled times.
The Yom Kippur War
Title | The Yom Kippur War PDF eBook |
Author | Harvey Sicherman |
Publisher | Sage Publications (CA) |
Pages | 100 |
Release | 1976 |
Genre | History |
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