1973 the yom kippur war book

The yom kippur war audiobook by charles river editors. The day was yom kippur, the most holy day on the jewish religious calendar, and the commencement of a war that would bring the young state of israel to the very brink of defeat. When the fourth arabisraeli war began on october 6, 1973, many of israels soldiers were away from their posts observing yom kippur or day of atonement, and the. Armor aficionado and film maker simon dunstan provides a detailed summary of the dramatic events between 624 october 1973 on the sinai front, where the war swung between initial egyptian success, to stalemate, to israeli triumph. Post, transports us into the midst of the 1973 yom kippur war. At 45hrs on 6 october 1973, israeli spotters in the observat. Pdf the yom kippur war ebooks includes pdf, epub and. Known variously as the october war or the yom kippur war, this conflict lasted until. Oct 21, 20 new testimony on the 1973 yom kippur war avner cohen 1 two weeks ago the nuclear proliferation international history project npihp, which is housed at the history and public policy program of the woodrow wilson center in washington d. The yom kippur war also known as the ramadan war and the october war was a war between israel and a group of arab countries led by egypt and syria. A new book by kissinger, crisis, consists of transcripts of his telephone calls. At 1400hrs on 6 october 1973 the egyptian army launched an assault crossing of the suez canal. The october war or yom kippur war of 1973 was precipitated by the arab states of the middle east, primarily egypt and syria, in an attempt to force israel to the negotiating table.

The origins of the war amid the turbulent history of competing powers in the middle east are fully explored, as is the buildup of arab forces that almost inexplicably caught israel by surprise. On october 6th 1973, during the holiest of jewish holidays, egypt and syria launched a two front surprise attack on the nation of israel. The only downside to the book is that the egyptiansyrian side of the story is not given a lot of the story, rabinovich preferring to tell the story from more of the israeli viewpoint. As astonishing as the sixday war of june 1967 had been, the yom kippur war of october 1973 was no less dramatic. The yom kippur war is the most traumatic event in israels short, modern history. I just finished the book the yom kippur war by abraham rabinovich, about the 1973 war that israel almost lost, then won, defeating egypt and syria, along. In the aftermath of the sixday war of 1967, a stunning arab reversal at the hands of the untested israeli defence forces, israel occupied and held arab territory on. The yom kippur war by abraham rabinovich, 9780805211245, available at. This is the authoritative account of the israeli army s performance in the bitter yom kippur war of 1973. It was published by osprey publishing and has a total of 96 pages in the book.

The sand embankments of the israeli barlev line were breached and an israeli counterattack thrown back with heavy losses. The yom kippur war is easily the best and most complete general history of the conflict. The israeli af in the yom kippur war, by raanan weiss longtime coauthor and publisher of some of alonis work. The arab israel war october 1973 download ebook pdf, epub. Oct 04, 2017 known as the yom kippur war in israel and the ramadan or october war in egypt and syria, the dramatic events of october 1973 profoundly altered the course of middle east politics, eventually leading to the 1979 egyptianisraeli peace treaty and cairos realignment away from the soviet union and toward the united states. Rabinovichs book is brilliant, sweeping and insightful. Idf chief of staff david elazar r during the yom kippur war in 1973. The yom kippur war was fought in 1973 between a coalition of arab countries, led by egypt and syria, and israel. By 1973, israel knew another war was coming, but didnt recognize the extent of battle planning between the forces of egypt and syria. Several times during 1973, arab forces conducted largescale exercises that put the israeli military on the highest level of alert, only to be recalled a few days later. Click download or read online button to get the yom kippur war 1973 2 book now. Timeless lessons from the october 1973 arabisraeli war. This book examines the rise of identities and agents that were formed after the 1973 yom kippur war and highlights the effects they had on the formation of israeli policy.

A yom kippur battle through the lens of the us civil war in new book from gettysburg to golan, a former idf officer finds the parallels between israeli and union tactics in the 1973 war and. The stunned israeli defenders held on desperately, even as. The coordinated attack that began on the sixth of october in 1973 yom kippurthe holiest day. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Along with a bibliography, you will learn about the yom kippur war like never before. The arabisraeli war of october 1973 forms the hinge between these. The egyptiansyrian attack that started in the midst of the jewish peoples holiest day of the year. The washington post book world the best general history of the yom kippur war. The yom kippur war, ramadan war, or october war hebrew. Now, sadly, this is a much too small work for this big war. Israel and the jewish people publications of the continuing seminar on world jewry, vol.

The war began on the jewish day of repentance of yom kippur in 1973, and it happened during the muslim month of ramadan. This comprehensive volume will help a new generation of readers scholarly and otherwise puzzle through the lessons learned from the regions most violent clash between arabs and israelis. This novel is mainly focused on the political background to the conflict but also covers additional history of israel which is useful to gain a fuller picture of this. The first book to approach the yom kippur war from both arab and israeli perspectives, this is an analysis of the background, planning, and preparations for the war as well as a narrative of the campaigns during. Naval historyas no one before, abraham rebinovich recounts the whole story of the 1973 yom kipur war, that most elusive round of the arabisraeli conflict. The yom kippur war 1973 2 download ebook pdf, epub. On the day of yom kippur day of atonement, egyptian and syrian troops attacked the sinai peninsula and the golan heights, which had been occupied by israel since the sixday war in 1967. The epic encounter that transformed the middle east is a fastmoving and authoritative account of the war egypt and syria launched against israel in. Wanting to regain land that were lost during the six day war of 1967, the two arab nations caught the nation of israel off guard and ill prepared to fight a major two front war. Jan 19, 2010 this is the authoritative account of the israeli armys performance in the bitter yom kippur war of 1973. A seamless, riveting narrative that is both compelling and intelligent. On october 6, 1973, on the jewish holy day of yom kippur, egypt and syria launched a surprise attack. Yom kippur war simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. In 1973, america and russia almost fought a nuclear war over.

Arab states and israel between the sixday war and the 1973 yom kippur war. A yom kippur battle through the lens of the us civil war. The book is very clear about the mistakes that both sides made, and how the yom kippur war lead to the later israeli egyptian peace pacts. At 45hrs on 6 october 1973, israeli spotters in the observation post atop mount hermon saw syrian gunners below them removing the camouflage nets from their guns. The history and legacy of the 1973 arabisraeli war and its impact on the middle east peace process, looks at the last conventional war fought between the israelis and arabs, and the aftermath. The only downside to the book is that the egyptiansyrian side of the story is not given a lot of the story, rabinovich preferring. On the first day of yom kippur, 6 october 1973, at. Better known as the yom kippur war, this 225 page book leaves no stone unturned. The carefully coordinated attack achieved complete tactical surprise. Apr 15, 2018 on october 6, 1973, on the jewish holy day of yom kippur, egypt and syria launched a surprise attack on the sinai and the golan heights. The war was initiated by egypt and syria on october 6, 1973, on the jewish holy day of yom kippur and during ramadan, the month of fasting in islam, and it continued until october 26. In an interview published in newsweek april 9, 1973, sadat again threatened war with israel. Israel, nuclear weapons and the 1973 yom kippur war. Ten minutes later shells began to rain down on israeli positions all along the golan heights the yom kippur war had begun.

But the 1973 war in certain aspects was more important than the six days war in that it allowed the first semblance of peace making in the region. Perhaps because the 1973 yom kippur war did not reshape the middle east map and did not involve as decisive a decision as the 1967 conflict, it has tended to be overlooked versus the earlier war. On october 6, 1973, simultaneous attacks on two fronts caught israel by surprise, on the holiest day of the jewish year. This is the authoritative account of the israeli armys performance in the bitter yom kippur war of 1973. But israel still glowed from victory in the six day war in 1967. The sinai is the first in a twovolume study of the 1973 arabisraeli war and a departure from the campaign series normal aversion to modern topics in the last years and 126 volumes, the series has had only one other title on a post1945 campaign. The title of this book is yom kippur war 1973 and it was written by simon dunstan, kevin lyles illustrator.

The yom kippur war is highly relevant today, as the world faces a new era of upheaval with the potential for war in the middle east. The book itself is based on interviews with israeli leaders and idf officers and. Yom kippourramadan war, i would recommend a similar combination. Protected by the territories she had conquered in the 1967 six day war, israel had little incentive to negotiate.

Aug 20, 2003 the october war or yom kippur war of 1973 was precipitated by the arab states of the middle east, primarily egypt and syria, in an attempt to force israel to the negotiating table. The yom kippur war, ramadan war or october war hebrew. Naval history as no one before, abraham rabinovich recounts the whole story of the 1973 yom kippur war, that most elusive round of the arabisraeli. The shock syrian attack caught the israelis by surprise and by the afternoon of 7 october a syrian brigade.

Looking through the prism of roberta wohlstetters and robert jerviss insights, the attack on yom kippur was a surprise because both american and israeli. Naval history as no one before, abraham rabinovich recounts the whole story of the 1973 yom kippur. But as usual, the middle east upset the status quo. This book forms a study that connects sociology, political psychology, international relations, and the field of culture studies. A case of deception and misperception before the 1973 yom kippur war, the united states failed to anticipate that egypt and syria would attack israel. There are many books recounting the battles between egypt and israel and syria.