The Yom Kippur War: The Epic Encounter That Transformed the Middle East

Description: 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. ABRAHAM RABINOVITCH, a United States Army veteran, worked as a reporter for Newsday before joining The Jerusalem Post. His writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Christian Science Monitor, the International Herald Tribune, and The New Republic, among other periodicals. He is the author of five previous books, including The Battle for Jerusalem and The Boats of Cherbourg. Born in New York City, he lives in Jerusalem. List of Maps xi Preface to the Revised Edition xiii Preface xvii Prologue 3 1 Footprints in the Sand 5 2 The Man in the Peasant Robe 10 3 Dovecote 17 4 Badr 28 5 Illusions 36 6 Summer Lull 44 7 A Royal Visit 52 8 Sword from the Scabbard 60 9 Countdown 73 10 Yom Kippur Morning 95 11 The Egyptian Crossing 115 12 The Humbling of the Tank 122 13 Mobilization 144 14 Syrian Breakthrough 161 15 Darkest at Dawn 193 16 The Fall of the Southern Golan 205 17 The Beanstalk 212 18 The Battle for Nafakh 219 19 Cut Off 232 20 Hand on the Tiller 243 21 Failed Counterattack 264 22 Bomb Damascus 285 23 Touching Bottom 302 24 Golan Counterattack 318 25 Iraqi Intervention 347 26 Powers That Be 361 27 Change in Command 370 28 Decision to Cross 381 29 Stouthearted Men 391 30 The Chinese Farm 415 31 The Bridges 434 32 Crossing into Africa 452 33 Breakout 471 34 Kissinger to the Fore 501 35 Cease-fire 514 36 Suez City 530 37 Nuclear Alert 540 38 Aftermath 563 Notes 581 A Selected Bibliography 593 Index 603

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EAN: 9780805211245

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Book Title: Yom Kippur War : the Epic Encounter That Transformed the Middle East

Number of Pages: 656 Pages

Language: English

Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group

Topic: Military / Wars & Conflicts (Other), Middle East / Israel & Palestine, Middle East / General, Middle East / Egypt (See Also Ancient / Egypt)

Item Height: 1.2 in

Publication Year: 2005

Illustrator: Yes

Genre: History

Item Weight: 21.3 Oz

Item Length: 8 in

Author: Abraham Rabinovich

Item Width: 5.3 in

Format: Trade Paperback