Krasna it was yom kippur, october 6th, 1973, when we first heard the news. Account of king husseins 1973 war warning still deemed too. Flag images indicative of country of origin and not necessarily the primary opera. Unseen for 45 years, nathan fendrichs photos, now at israels national library, give an up close, insiders look at the 1973 yom kippur war. At 1400hrs on 6 october 1973, the egyptian army launched an assault crossing of the suez canal. The shock syrian attack caught the israelis by surprise and by the afternoon of 7 october a syrian. 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. Along with a bibliography, you will learn about the yom kippur war like never before. Israels victory in the 1967 six day war sowed the seeds of the 1973 yom kippur war. 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. The israeli af in the yom kippur war, by raanan weiss longtime coauthor and publisher of some of alonis work.
Yom kippur war israel fights for her life and wins normulator. As israel rushed its reserves to meet the surprise syrianegyptian attack opening the yom kippur war in 1973, it simultaneously dispatched contingents to israeli arab enclaves for fear of unrest. The washington post book world the best general history of the yom kippur war. It is the closest the world got to a real example of what a war between the nato and the warsaw pact would have looked like. The sand embankments of the israeli barlev line were breached and an israeli counterattack thrown back with heavy losses. It was a war that brought arab and jew into vicious conflict. 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. 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. 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 book itself is based on interviews with israeli leaders and idf officers and. The two oclock war is a spellbinding chronicle of the international chess game that was played out in october 1973. Ships to continental united states from gefen books, lynbrook ny usually within 24 hours, everywhere else from israel within 37 business days. 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. Together, the findings allowed david to rewrite the story of the jordanian front during the war. The yom kippur war by abraham rabinovich, 9780805211245, available at.
The arabisraeli war of 1973 5 out of 5 based on 0 ratings. May 02, 2012 yom kippur war israel fights for her life and wins normulator. The attack by egypt and syria was a surprise to israel after israel conquered the. The middle east was the test lab of nato and warsaw pact weapons during the cold war. The yom kippur war was a watershed moment in the history of the arabisraeli conflict. Account of king husseins 1973 war warning still deemed. The attack by egypt and syria was a surprise to israel after israel conquered the sinai peninsula and the golan heights from egypt in 1967. Rabinovichs book is brilliant, sweeping and insightful. The decisiveness of israeli smallunit leadership on the. Nov 06, 2015 the decisiveness of israeli smallunit leadership on the golan heights in the 1973 yom kippur war ebook written by major oakland mcculloch. What lessons were learned from the 1973 yom kippur war. The coordinated attack that began on the sixth of october in 1973 yom kippurthe holiest day.
Timeless lessons from the october 1973 arabisraeli war. The origins of the war amid the turbulent history of. Author simon dunston has written a superb historical account of the the arab israeli war of 1973. The 1973 yom kippur conflict and the airlift that saved israel. When the fourth arabisraeli war began on october 6, 1973, many of israels soldiers were away from their posts observing yom kippur or. At least 86 israeli pows were killed in 1973 war, new.
What were israeli arabs doing during the yom kippur war. Feb 15, 2004 a week before yom kippur, ashkenazi was in a halftrack making a routine morning patrol eastward along the sandspit towards his rear base when he saw fresh footprints in the sand on both sides of. A seamless, riveting narrative that is both compelling and intelligent. The new material adds to the various books and articles written on the matter over the past 40 years. The yom kippur war of 1973, exceeding in scope even the 1942 battle of alalamein, has found its ideal chronicler. Israel and the jewish people publications of the continuing seminar on world jewry, vol. 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 the attack, holding actions, counterattacks, flanking attack, and break through phases. On october 6, 1973, egypt and syria launched a surprise attack against israel on the jewish holiday of yom kippur. Anybody wanting to cover the period between 1967 1973 and the two conflicts which bookmark that timeline will not need any other sources than the works by rabinovich and oren. Orens six days of war as the definitive books covering those two middle east conflicts. A video from yom kippur war 1973 that israelis hate to see.
It was revealed in classified briefings to the knesset foreign affairs and defense committee in november and december. 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 epic encounter that transformed the middle east 9780805211245 by rabinovich, abraham and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Air forces military airlift command shipped 22,325 tons of tanks, artillery, ammunition, and supplies in c141 starlifter and c5 galaxy transport aircraft between 14. Naval history as no one before, abraham rabinovich recounts the whole story of the 1973 yom kippur war. 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. 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. This is the authoritative account of the israeli armys performance in the bitter yom kippur war of 1973. Yom kippourramadan war, i would recommend a similar combination.
There are many books recounting the battles between egypt and israel and syria. A week before yom kippur, ashkenazi was in a halftrack making a routine morning patrol eastward along the sandspit towards his rear base when he. The arabisraeli war of october 1973 forms the hinge between these. Operation nickel grass was a strategic airlift operation conducted by the united states to deliver weapons and supplies to israel during the 1973 yom kippur war. Sep 18, 2007 author simon dunston has written a superb historical account of the the arab israeli war of 1973.
The yom kippur war is easily the best and most complete general history of the conflict. Apr 26, 2008 this video was recorded on october 1973 during yom kippur war, from the israeli stronghold at port tawfik in barlev line on the eastern side of the suez canal, during the surrendering of the. On october 6th 1973, during the holiest of jewish holidays, egypt and syria launched a two front surprise attack on the nation of israel. Post, transports us into the midst of the 1973 yom kippur war. In a series of events that took place over 32 days, the u. On the golan heights, approximately 180 israeli tanks faced. Account of king husseins 1973 war warning still deemed too harmful to release pm golda meirs testimony on the yom kippur war, as declassified. 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 carefully coordinated attack achieved complete tactical surprise. The war began on the jewish day of repentance of yom kippur in 1973, and it happened during the muslim month of ramadan. On october 6, 1973 yom kippur, the holiest day in the jewish calendar and during the muslim holy month of ramadan egypt and syria launched a coordinated surprise attack against israel. 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. 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. Arab states and israel between the sixday war and the 1973 yom kippur war.
Entries are listed below in alphanumeric order 1toz. Idf sinai counterattack 1973 yom kippur war duration. 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 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. Account of king husseins 1973 war warning still deemed too harmful to release pm golda meirs testimony on the yom kippur war, as declassified thursday after 40 years, omits all mention of. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the decisiveness of israeli smallunit leadership on the golan heights in the 1973 yom kippur war. Better known as the yom kippur war, this 225 page book leaves no stone unturned. October 1973 the arab israeli war by frank aker books on.
The equivalent of the total forces of nato in europe was mobilized on israels borders. 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 is highly relevant today, as the world faces a new era of upheaval with the potential for war in the middle east. Sadat and mubarak, meir and sharon, nixon and kissinger, brezhnev and dobyrnin. At least 86 israeli soldiers taken captive during the 1973 yom kippur war were murdered after surrendering, almost all of them killed before reaching prison in cairo or damascus this information does not appear in any israel defense forces archive, official army sources said. The shock syrian attack caught the israelis by surprise and by the afternoon of 7 october a syrian brigade.
Backed by arms from the soviet union, egypt and syria made significant territorial gains in sinai and the golan heights. Now, sadly, this is a much too small work for this big war. 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. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the decisiveness of israeli smallunit leadership on the golan heights in the 1973 yom kippur.
Jordan and israel cooperated during 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. The yom kippur war was the last major war fought between multiple arab. Abraham rabinovich has long enjoyed a distinguished reputation for the acuity of his insights into middle eastern political and military issues. 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. At 45hrs on 6 october 1973, israeli spotters in the observat. At 1400hrs on 6 october 1973 the egyptian army launched an assault crossing of the suez canal. 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. Israel military historyyom kippur war 1973 israel military history. Yom kippur war simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
On october 6th 1973, during the holiest of jewish holidays, egypt and syria launched a two. Flag images indicative of country of origin and not necessarily the primary operator. The yom kippur war, ramadan war, or october war hebrew. The yom kippur war audiobook by charles river editors. This week marks the fortyfourth anniversary of the beginning of the 1973 arabisraeli war. Anybody wanting to cover the period between 19671973 and the two conflicts which bookmark that timeline will not need any other sources than the works by rabinovich and oren. The 1973 arab israeli war was, and still is, the best example of modern warfare between two roughly equally matched sides. This is a war that israel never thought was possible. 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. 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 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. Naval history as no one before, abraham rabinovich recounts the whole story of the 1973 yom kippur. The yom kippur war, ramadan war or october war hebrew. It is a story of diplomacy and military might that accounts for many of the dilemmas faced in the presentday middle east.
Abraham rabinovichs the yom kippur war is the counterpart to michael b. Yom kippur war israel fights for her life and wins youtube. David will publish an article in the book the yom kippur war. 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.
433 1246 1461 227 1001 1673 932 1138 667 346 1183 1602 661 1280 1656 126 9 96 940 797 495 247 42 1205 1446 1334 1205 740 541 143 725 707 354 938 1013 557 637