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The yom kippur war is the most traumatic event in israels short, modern history. This is primarily a war book focusing on military strategy yet includes the essential human and geopolitical insights that served to shape the historical context, and the outcome. The yom kippur war was fought between israel and the arab states of egypt and syria. 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. In jewish tradition, god writes the fate of each person for the coming year into a book on rosh hashanah. Its yom kippur war collection includes photos of both top brass and regular soldiers from both fronts of the war. 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.

Yom kippur war, the historical book noble knight games. Start by marking the yom kippur war ballantines illustrated history of the violent century campaign book no. 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. The israeli af in the yom kippur war, by raanan weiss longtime coauthor and publisher of some of alonis work. I was in the idf in the yom kippur war, and i also read a lot about the war. Look for lessons of modern war by cordesman and wagner. The epic encounter that transformed the middle east abraham rabinovich, author.

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. Sep 18, 2007 author simon dunston has written a superb historical account of the the arab israeli war of 1973. The washington post book world the best general history of the yom kippur war. This is the authoritative account of the israeli armys performance in the bitter yom kippur war of 1973. Yom kippur is considered by many jews to be the holiest and most solemn day of the year. The contributors, israeli academics, some involved in the war, make a contribution to the understanding of this part of israels history. Naval history as no one before, abraham rabinovich recounts the whole story of the 1973 yom kippur. In 1973, israel found itself fighting its fifth major war against its arab neighbors since achieving independence 25 years previously. 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. Many days have passed since the end of the yom kippur war, but with each of israels wars, there is a lesson and a legacy that remains with us in our hearts, in our souls, as we remember.

The yom kippur war audiobook by charles river editors. A seamless, riveting narrative that is both compelling and intelligent. Israeli culture on the road to the yom kippur war reveals that the culture that evolved in israel between the six day war and the yom kippur war played a large role in the surprise. Yom kippurthe day of atonementis considered the most important holiday in the jewish faith. Yom kippur war booty makes artist yearn for missing links. Author simon dunston has written a superb historical account of the the arab israeli war of 1973. Pdf the yom kippur war download full pdf book download. Shortly after its completion, and its less than enthusiastic reception, she wrote. 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.

For israel and the jewish people, yom kippur the day of atonement, begins on the evening of tuesday, october 8, 2019, and ends on the evening of wednesday, october 9, 2019. Opinion the last nuclear moment the new york times. Susan sontag and the yom kippur war film the guardian. Jun 15, 2015 the arabisraeli war of 1973 was in its fifth day, escalating toward a global crisis and a potential nuclear conflict. Apr 22, 2012 d id susan sontag enjoy making promised lands, her fragmented documentary about the 1973 yom kippur war. Israels resounding victory in the sixday war of 1967 left the arab states humiliated and looking to regain the swathes of territory they had lost. Yom kippur, the most sacred and solemn day of the jewish year, brings the days of repentance to a close. The epic encounter that transformed the middle east.

This was a war in which both sides designed their military strategies within the framework of the political limitations set down by the two superpowers. Nov 24, 2007 look for lessons of modern war by cordesman and wagner. 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. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. The war between the arabs and the israelis, which broke out in the middle east on 6 october 1973, is known to the arabs as the war of ramadan, to the israelis as the yom kippur war, and generally to nonpartisans in the west as the october war of 1973. Biographical note simon dunstan is a wellestablished author, filmmaker and photographer in the field of military history, with several titles published with osprey. Leyte gulf and infantry weapons being the best in my humble opinionhaving said that,the yom kippur war rates amoungst the higher end of the series when all things are considered. 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. Like most series set of book, the ballantine book were an uneven lot, ranging from the soso to first rate. Negotiating the end of the yom kippur war association. 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 echoes of the yom kippur war tuvia book the blogs.

A study of the brief 1973 war that yielded a pyrrhic victory, of sorts, for both israel and its arab foes. Better known as the yom kippur war, this 225 page book leaves no stone unturned. The yom kippur war came as a surprise to the egyptians as well, documents show. Yom kippur simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Yom kippur war definition of yom kippur war by the free. The yom kippur war resulted in a large shift in regional balance of power, allowing for peaceful negotiations and a coalition between arab states to start. An updated edition that sheds new light on one of the most drama. Taking this as a starting place, the author concentrates on how soviet military doctrinal changes presented themselves between the conclusion of. 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. Buy yom kippur war, the historical book from ballantine books part of our historical books collection. The yom kippur war by abraham rabinovich overdrive rakuten. Sep 04, 2017 yom kippur war booty makes artist yearn for missing links jerusalem exhibit asks viewers to plunder iconic objects inspired by act of pilferage from abandoned home 44 years ago. Naval history as no one before, abraham rebinovich recounts the whole story of the 1973 yom kipur war, that most elusive round of the arabisraeli conflict. It took place between october 6th and october 25th in 1973 with the initial attack taking place on the jewish holy day of yom kippur.

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. Falling in the month of tishrei september or october in the gregorian. The yom kippur war was fought in 1973 between a coalition of arab countries, led by egypt and syria, and israel. Trove of rare, nostalgic yom kippur war photos to be made available to the public. 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.

The euphoria that enveloped the jewish world after the six day war was to a great extent shortlived. The epic encounter that transformed the middle east by abraham rabinovich. A few months before the yom kippur war, iraq transferred a squadron of hunter jets to egypt. Oct 06, 2003 avner cohen oped article on legacy of golda meir, who turned israel away from dangerous consideration of using nuclear weapons as last resort in early, desperate days of yom kippur war 30 years. Rabinovichs book is brilliant, sweeping and insightful. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Yom kippourramadan war, i would recommend a similar combination. 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. On october 6th 1973, during the holiest of jewish holidays, egypt and syria launched a two front surprise attack on the nation of israel.

I digested the yom kippur war the epic encounter that transformed the middle east by abraham rabinovich shocken books, new york 2004. After israel had dealt a decisive victory against the forces of egypt, syria, and jordan during the 1967 war, the united states had continued to supply the israeli air force iaf with kurnass f4e, ahit a4, and other airframe types to offset similar force build. The egyptiansyrian attack that started in the midst of the jewish peoples holiest day of the year. Any man in israel in his 40s or 50s who has visible burn scars can safely be assumed to be a yom kippur war veteran. The yom kippur war, ramadan war, or october war hebrew. When the fourth arabisraeli war began on october 6, 1973, many of israels soldiers were away from their posts observing yom kippur or. An updated edition that sheds new light on one of the most dramatic reversals of military fortune in modern history. Home military aviation an unknown story from the yom kippur war. Yom kippur war, the historical book noble knight games a. 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. Jan 11, 20 looking at the political, military and intelligence components of the yom kippur war, this work offers interpretations of israels conflict with the arabs. The deliverance from the threat of total annihilation and the startling, unexpected and overwhelming victory made 1967 to 1969 years of unlimited optimism. Yom kippur war simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

I was very young at the time of these two wars and so didnt have any sense of what happened or what it meant for the middle east. Gavrielynuris analysis provides new and innovative insights into the relationship. Both attacks aimed to take back the territory occupied by israel following the six day war of 1967. 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 began 43 years ago on october 6, 1973 on the jewish day of atonement and was the fiercest arabisraeli war since the war of. Known variously as the october war or the yom kippur war, this conflict lasted until late october when washington and moscow, working through the united nations, forced a ceasefire on the warring parties. Pages in category yom kippur war the following 24 pages are in this category, out of 24 total. The maps include important ridges and hills that are often left out.

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. Oct 01, 2017 the yom kippur war is easily the best and most complete general history of the conflict. This book contains material previously published in campaign 118. Read the yom kippur war and the airlift strike that saved israel by walter j. Looking through the prism of roberta wohlstetters and robert jerviss insights, the attack on yom kippur was a surprise because both american and israeli. On october 6, 1973, yom kippur, the holiest day in the jewish calendar, egyptian and syrian forces attacked israeli positions in the sinai peninsula and the golan heights, shocking israel and the united states. The war began on the jewish day of repentance of yom kippur in 1973, and it happened during the muslim month of ramadan. 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. See a brief arabisraeli war fought several years after the six day war. 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. Jews traditionally observe this holy day with an approximate 25hour period of fasting and.

The two photographic inserts have some rare photographs such as those of the israeli gilowa bridging craft, the israeli homemade steel roller. The easing of israeli military censorship after four decades has enabled abraham rabinovich to offer fresh insights into this fiercest of israelarab conflicts. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. On 6 october 1973, simultaneous attacks on two fronts caught israel by surprise. The sinai campaign book 126 by simon dunstan and kevin lyles. When this book was first published in 1975 it was widely acknowledged as one of the best accounts of the yom kippur war, and it still is.

The egyptiansyrian attack that started in the midst of the jewish peoples holiest day of the year almost completely surprised the state of israel. Now, sadly, this is a much too small work for this big war. Arabs were evil to attack on a jewish holy day, not addressed was how dealing with dictator non democratically elected person like sadat has led to disaster for egyptians and to terrorism against usa. Yom kippur war synonyms, yom kippur war pronunciation, yom kippur war translation, english dictionary definition of yom kippur war. Yom kippur, and took israeli forces by surprise as israeli intelligence had failed to detect the months of secret preparations by egypt and syria. A documentary film about yom kippur war 1973 youtube. Along with a bibliography, you will learn about the yom kippur war like never before. Simon dunstan offers a very complete look at both fronts of the war and details some of the legendary smallunit engagements of the conflict.

During the first few days of the war, egypt and syria secured victories in the sinai and the. The outpost in sinai his unit of reservists took over two weeks before yom kippur was in an advanced state of neglect. And thanks to xios, alan haskayne, lachlan lindenmayer, derpvic, seth reeves and all my other patrons. Looking at the political, military and intelligence components of the yom kippur war, this work offers interpretations of israels conflict with the arabs.

Yom kippur is often called the day of repentance as it inspires introspection, prayer and petitions for forgiveness so that jews can enter the new year with a clean slate. The epic encounter that transformed the middle east is a fastmoving and authoritative account of the war egypt and syria launched against israel in. The yom kippur war was a watershed moment in the history of the arabisraeli conflict and the modern middle east more broadly. Yom kippur is the tenth day of the month of tishrei in the hebrew calendar. Sometimes we forget, in the swell of current events, to stop. How the idf turned the yom kippur war around in this excerpt from his newly updated book, abraham rabinovich shows how a plea for help from syrias assad to egypts sadat. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. 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. It marked the beginning of a usled peace process between israel and her arab neighbours. That time the middle east explodedand nixon was drunk. This is the dramatic, fullyresearched and definitive account of the war that almost destroyed israel. The only untold story that i found in blums book is the detailed story of ben hanans honeymoon. The war heightened tensions in the cold war between the worlds two nuclear superpowers, the united states and the soviet union. The maps included with the book are excellent and much easier to read than those of many other books chronicling the yom kippur war.