Start by marking the yom kippur war ballantines illustrated history of the violent century campaign book no. Oct, 2016 the yom kippur war came as a surprise to the egyptians as well, documents show. An updated edition that sheds new light on one of the most dramatic reversals of military fortune in modern history. Entries are listed below in alphanumeric order 1toz. At the end of the day, victory came from the most common reasons found elsewhere in military h. Israeli arabs could only meet their palestinian relatives at irregularly determined times in a square between the mandelbaum gate and its. The yom kippur war by abraham rabinovich overdrive. The yom kippur war by abraham rabinovich overdrive rakuten. 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.
If 1967 was a classical study of preemptive offensive, then this war of 1973 can be considered how an air force ought to react to enemys initiative and offensive. The state of israel faced one of its most difficult challenges during the 1973 yom kippur war. The yom kippur war began on october 6, 1973, when a coalition of arab forces launched a surprise strike on israel on yom kippur the holiest day of the jewish faith winds of war. The yom kippur war, ramadan war, or october war hebrew. The yom kippur war elizabeth stephens examines how thirtyfive years ago this month the surprise invasion of israel by egypt and its allies started the process that led to camp david.
The wars beginning was decided upon many months and weeks before it began and the date was a closelykept secret that foreign intelligence failed to crack. Boyne chronicles with intense detail the brief but furious october 1973 invasion of israel by egypt and syria, an episode also known as the yom kippur war. The yom kippur war, ramadan war or october war hebrew. Look for lessons of modern war by cordesman and wagner. Kissinger with golda meir, israels prime minister during the yom kippur war henry kissinger has always intrigued me. Though the israel defense forces idf eventually emerged as the clear victor in the war, it suffered serious reverses at the outset of hostilities, as well as substantial losses in men and equipment. This was a case wherein israeli af had to stem the enemy advance on two fronts, each serious enough to threaten the existence of the state of israel itself. As israelis were observing yom kippur, the egyptians and syrians launched their attacks. Liberated on june 6, 1974, after eight months of torture and imprisonment, one israeli prisoner of war reveals his dramatic personal account of the torture chambers in stock ships to continental united states from gefen books, lynbrook ny usually within 24 hours, everywhere else from israel within 37 business days. The war fought between the forces of egypt and syria against israel from oct. 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.
Chronologically the next war for our study is the yom kippur war. The impact of the yom kippiir war that erupted on october 6th, 1973, far outweighed its relatively short duration of twenty days of heavy fighting. Once my friend yael, the daughter of moshe dayan, took me in the great mans absence, of course, since he was my enemy to his large collection of unread books and asked me to choose a book as a present. Ten minutes later shells began to rain down on israeli positions all along the golan heights the yom kippur war had begun. Israel military historyyom kippur war 1973 israel military history. The shock syrian attack caught the israelis by surprise and by the afternoon of 7 october a syrian brigade. As neither belligerent has released an official order of battle, this list remains incomplete for example, concerning brigades within divisions of the third army.
Sep 12, 2009 this volume examines the military strategy and issues that egyptian war planners faced during the 1973 yom kippur war. What 1973 can tell us about todays economic crisis. Us pilots from vital yom kippur war mission reunite with. Sep 18, 2007 author simon dunston has written a superb historical account of the the arab israeli war of 1973. A seamless, riveting narrative that is both compelling and intelligent. Unlike the six days war which was a text book example for planning and execution of a military campaign, in the 1973 everything went backwards at first. The kissinger deception in the yom kippur war veterans. 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.
At the outbreak of the war israels tanks were outnumbered 10. Egypt lost almost the exact same number of troops as israel, and it is logical and normal for the attacker to loose more than the defend. Flag images indicative of country of origin and not necessarily the primary opera. Whatever name you prefer, the 40th anniversary of the. May 26, 2015 the yom kippur war of 1973, the most recent full war in middle east history, is socalled because it began on the day of atonement yom kippur, the holiest day of prayer and fasting in the jewish calendar. Jordanian soldiers would fire on tourists taking pictures of them. 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 with units from jordan, iraq and several other arab countries. Yom kippur war, also called the october war, the ramadan war, or the fourth arabisraeli war, damaging inconclusive war and the fourth of the arabisraeli wars. Egypt got and kept control over the suez canal and ismailia city. The morning of the coordinated attack on israel, us assessments flipped from presuming war was not on the horizon to frantic attempts to. Read the yom kippur war and the airlift strike that saved israel by walter j. At the time of yom kippur, israel was led by golda meir and egypt by anwar sadat. The yom kippur war began on october 6, 1973, when a coalition of arab forces launched a surprise strike on israel on yom kippur the holiest day. Better known as the yom kippur war, this 225 page book leaves no stone unturned.
Launched by egypts president anwar sadat and his primary ally, syrias president hafiz alasad, on yom kippur, the holiest day in the jewish calendar, the sudden attack took the israeli defense force totally by surprise. Susan sontag and the yom kippur war in 1973, susan sontag travelled to postwar israel to film a documentary. Ships to continental united states from gefen books, lynbrook ny usually within 24 hours, everywhere else from israel within 37 business days. Rabinovichs book is brilliant, sweeping and insightful. Along with pictures and a bibliography, you will learn about the yom kippur war like never before. The arabisraeli war of october 1973 forms the hinge between these. Bard, the complete idiots guide to middle east conflict. 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. The yom kippur war was a watershed moment in the history of the arabisraeli conflict and the modern middle east more broadly. That was before before iraq, morocco, jordan and saudi arabia also sent tanks to drive israel into the sea. Cia documents reveal immediate leadup to yom kippur war. On the fortieth anniversary of the october 1973 war, this book provides the first. This is the order of battle for operation badr, an egyptian military operation that initiated the yom kippur war against israel along the suez canal in the sinai on october 6, 1973. This is the dramatic, fullyresearched and definitive account of the war that almost destroyed israel.
The first covers the arab israeli wars from 1973 on, the second the iraniraq war, the third the falklands and afghanistan, and the fourth the first gulf war. The yom kippur war was a watershed moment in the history of the arabisraeli conflict. Israeli historysixday war, yom kippur war, settlements. The attack by egypt and syria was a surprise to israel. In this video i get choked up as i explain how israel winning the yom kippur war, was nothing short of a miracle and a fulfillment of biblical prophecy. Oct 27, 2017 the yom kippur war is easily the best and most complete general history of the conflict. This volume examines the military strategy and issues that egyptian war planners faced during the 1973 yom kippur war. Susan sontag and the yom kippur war film the guardian. Oct 06, 20 the war began on 6 october 1973 when israel was celebrating the holy day of yom kippur and was over by the end of the month, with initial gains by the coalition of arab states quickly reversed. The war began on the jewish day of repentance of yom kippur in 1973, and it happened during the muslim month of ramadan. Looking through the prism of roberta wohlstetters and robert jerviss insights, the attack on yom kippur was a surprise because both american and israeli. Roi mandel, declassified documents reveal failures of yom kippur war, september 25, 2012.
During the war, an iraqi division of some 18,000 men and several hundred tanks was deployed in the central golan and participated in the october 16 attack against israeli positions. The epic encounter that transformed the middle east abraham rabinovich, author. As promised lands returns to the big screen, steve rose finds out how the movie holds. The washington post book world the best general history of the yom kippur war. Author simon dunston has written a superb historical account of the the arab israeli war of 1973. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. 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.
Yom kippur war 1973 golan heights front documentary duration. Flag images indicative of country of origin and not necessarily the primary operator. The morning of the coordinated attack on israel, us assessments flipped from presuming war was not on the horizon to. Oct 06, 2016 at the outbreak of the war israels tanks were outnumbered 10. There are a total of 19 yom kippur war tanks, vehicles, and artillery 1973 entries in the military factory. On october 6th 1973, during the holiest of jewish holidays, egypt and syria.
The yom kippur war is easily the best and most complete general history of the conflict. Cairo time 100,000 egyptian troops and 1,000 tanks engulfed israeli forces on the east bank of the suez canal while 35,000 syrian troops and 800 tanks broke through israeli positions on the golan heights. Jan 04, 2016 yom kippur war 1973 golan heights front documentary duration. Abraham rabinovichs the yom kippur war is a solid, essentially journalistic account of the 1973 war. Yom kippur war simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. As neither belligerent has released an official order of battle, this list remains incomplete for example, concerning brigades within divisions of the third army and largely conjectural. Of major interest is the relationship between the political and military leaders and how that affected the buildup and course of the conflict. The yom kippur war is also known as the october war. 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. Israeli fortifications of the october war 1973 fortress book 79. 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. A few months before the yom kippur war, iraq transferred a squadron of hunter jets to egypt. Roy bubba segars, second from right, and jacob booby daube, far right, posing during the 1973 yom kippur war at the tel nof airbase in israel, june 28, 2017.
The yom kippur war is the most traumatic event in israels short, modern history. The yom kippur war came as a surprise to the egyptians as well, documents show. The war began on 6 october 1973 when israel was celebrating the holy day of yom kippur and was over by the end of the month, with initial gains by the coalition of arab states quickly reversed. The shock syrian attack caught the israelis by surprise and by the afternoon of 7.
Yaakov lappin, declassified yom kippur papers reveal failures, jerusalem post, september 21, 2012. 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 conflict. 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. Apr 22, 2012 susan sontag and the yom kippur war in 1973, susan sontag travelled to post war israel to film a documentary. It marked the beginning of a usled peace process between israel and her arab neighbours. John prigent, internet modeler november 2007 simon dunstans lavishly illustrated book, the yom kippur war, is an impressive summation of a threeweek conflict that shook israel to its foundations and paved the way for an enduring ceasefire on the golan and the 1979 peace treaty between israel and egypt. The egyptiansyrian attack that started in the midst of the jewish peoples holiest day of the year. Jul 01, 2017 roy bubba segars, second from right, and jacob booby daube, far right, posing during the 1973 yom kippur war at the tel nof airbase in israel, june 28, 2017. The october war of 1973 also known as the yom kippur war was a. On october 6th 1973, during the holiest of jewish holidays, egypt and syria launched a two front surprise attack on the nation of israel.
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