October Earthquake: Yom Kippur 1973Routledge, 5 ביולי 2017 - 327 עמודים October Earthquake presents a chronological account of the days surrounding the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur) War, along with the significant military and political events of each day of the conflict. Zeev Schiff's comments on Israel's exaggerated self-confidence, the hopelessness of Israeli leadership, the intelligence failure, the concept of the Bar Lev Line, the role of the air force, and the preparedness of the Arab army are interspersed throughout.Rather than judging and awarding "grades" to the parties involved in the war, this work bases itself on authentic source materials, such as recordings of command discussions during the battles, and documents. Many of the details included are not found elsewhere. The author skillfully weaves the recollections and accounts of many participants and commentators into a coherent narrative that brings to life the war's events.Although written largely from the perspective of Israelis, October Earthquake reviews political, diplomatic, and military events in Egypt that set the stage for the war. In the postscript, Schiff also explores key lessons for Israel from the Yom Kippur War, which ended its sense of invincibility and complacency, despite Israel's impressive victories on the battlefield. Winner of the Sokolov Prize, Israel's highest journalism award, this book should be read by all foreign policy specialists, historians, and anyone interested in the Middle East. |
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INTRODUCTION | |
1973 | |
October 5 1973 | |
October 6 1973 The Day of Atonement Morning | |
October 6 1973 The Day Of Atonement The | |
The Fear Barrier | |
Strategy of Fire Fighting | |
October 8 1973 | |
מונחים וביטויים נפוצים
Adan Adan’s aerial Agam Air Force aircraft alert ammunition anti-tank Arab Arab armies armored brigade arrive artillery assault attack Attrition Bar Lev battalion battle Benny Peled Bitter Lake Bren bridge bridgehead bunker Cairo cease-fire Chief of Staff Damascus David Elazar decision Defense Minister Egypt Egyptian Army Egyptian front Egyptian infantry Elazar enemy equipment evacuate fighting fire front line garrison Golan Heights Golda Gonen guns Haim Bar Lev heavy helicopter Hermon Hofi IDF’s Intelligence Branch Ismailia Israel Israeli Air Force Magen Maj.-General military missile batteries mobilization Moshe Dayan move night October offensive officers operation paratroops pilots planes position prepared radio Rafi reach reports reserve road Russian Sadat sector Sinai Six Day Six Day War soldiers Soviet strongholds Suez Canal Supreme Command Syrian front Syrian tanks Third Army transfer units vehicles victory War of Attrition weapons west bank wounded Yigal Allon Yitzhak Yom Kippur