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Eighteen days in October : the Yom Kippur War and how it created the modern Middle East / Uri Kaufman.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : St. Martin's Press, 2023Copyright date: ©2023Edition: First editionDescription: viii, 386 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781250281883
  • 1250281881
Other title:
  • 18 days in October
  • Yom Kippur War and how it created the modern Middle East
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Contents:
A Parade in Jerusalem -- "That Which Was Taken by Force Will Be Returned by Force" -- The Wars Between the Wars -- Yesmanship : Peace and Its Process -- To Prepare for the War That Must Come -- The Angel and the Noise -- Judgment Day -- "The Third Temple Is at Risk" -- Syrians at the Gate -- Mikhdal : The Counterattack -- Valleys of Tears -- Command and Control -- Frenemies -- Never Call Surrender -- Armageddon on a Road Called Talisman -- "We Will Cross with What We Have" -- The War of the Generals -- The Chinese Farm and the Men Who Conquered It -- The Race to the Bridgehead -- Bridges -- Africa -- Embargo -- Defcon -- A Funeral in Jerusalem.
Summary: ""[Kaufman] tells the story brilliantly. Anyone interested in the Middle East or military history will appreciate Kaufman's work." --Senator Joseph I. Lieberman "A stimulating and insightful...will no doubt find a permanent place on the Arab-Israeli bookshelf." --Michael Oren, New York Times bestselling author of Six Days of War October 2023 marks the 50th anniversary of the Yom Kippur War, a conflict that shaped the modern Middle East. The War was a trauma for Israel, a dangerous superpower showdown, and, following the oil embargo, a pivotal reordering of the global economic order. The Jewish State came shockingly close to defeat. A panicky cabinet meeting debated the use of nuclear weapons. After the war, Prime Minister Golda Meir resigned in disgrace, and a 9/11-style commission investigated the "debacle." But, argues Uri Kaufman, from the perspective of a half century, the War can be seen as a pivotal victory for Israel. After nearly being routed, the Israeli Defense Force clawed its way back to threaten Cairo and Damascus. In the war's aftermath both sides had to accept unwelcome truths: Israel could no longer take military superiority for granted--but the Arabs could no longer hope to wipe Israel off the map. A straight line leads from the battlefields of 1973 to the Camp David Accords of 1978 and all the treaties since. Like Michael Oren's Six Days of War, this is the definitive account of a critical moment in history"-- Provided by publisher.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

One of Financial Times' Best History Books of 2023

"Pacy and enthralling." -- Financial Times

"Impressive...an excellent work of history." -- Commentary

"Tells the story brilliantly." --Senator Joseph I. Lieberman

"Stimulating and insightful...will no doubt find a permanent place on the Arab-Israeli bookshelf." --Michael Oren, New York Times bestselling author of Six Days of War

October 2023 marks the 50th anniversary of the Yom Kippur War, a conflict that shaped the modern Middle East. The War was a trauma for Israel, a dangerous superpower showdown, and, following the oil embargo, a pivotal reordering of the global economic order. The Jewish State came shockingly close to defeat. A panicky cabinet meeting debated the use of nuclear weapons. After the war, Prime Minister Golda Meir resigned in disgrace, and a 9/11-style commission investigated the "debacle."

But, argues Uri Kaufman, from the perspective of a half century, the War can be seen as a pivotal victory for Israel. After nearly being routed, the Israeli Defense Force clawed its way back to threaten Cairo and Damascus. In the war's aftermath both sides had to accept unwelcome truths: Israel could no longer take military superiority for granted--but the Arabs could no longer hope to wipe Israel off the map. A straight line leads from the battlefields of 1973 to the Camp David Accords of 1978 and all the treaties since. Like Michael Oren's Six Days of War , this is the definitive account of a critical moment in history.

""[Kaufman] tells the story brilliantly. Anyone interested in the Middle East or military history will appreciate Kaufman's work." --Senator Joseph I. Lieberman "A stimulating and insightful...will no doubt find a permanent place on the Arab-Israeli bookshelf." --Michael Oren, New York Times bestselling author of Six Days of War October 2023 marks the 50th anniversary of the Yom Kippur War, a conflict that shaped the modern Middle East. The War was a trauma for Israel, a dangerous superpower showdown, and, following the oil embargo, a pivotal reordering of the global economic order. The Jewish State came shockingly close to defeat. A panicky cabinet meeting debated the use of nuclear weapons. After the war, Prime Minister Golda Meir resigned in disgrace, and a 9/11-style commission investigated the "debacle." But, argues Uri Kaufman, from the perspective of a half century, the War can be seen as a pivotal victory for Israel. After nearly being routed, the Israeli Defense Force clawed its way back to threaten Cairo and Damascus. In the war's aftermath both sides had to accept unwelcome truths: Israel could no longer take military superiority for granted--but the Arabs could no longer hope to wipe Israel off the map. A straight line leads from the battlefields of 1973 to the Camp David Accords of 1978 and all the treaties since. Like Michael Oren's Six Days of War, this is the definitive account of a critical moment in history"-- Provided by publisher.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-376) and index.

A Parade in Jerusalem -- "That Which Was Taken by Force Will Be Returned by Force" -- The Wars Between the Wars -- Yesmanship : Peace and Its Process -- To Prepare for the War That Must Come -- The Angel and the Noise -- Judgment Day -- "The Third Temple Is at Risk" -- Syrians at the Gate -- Mikhdal : The Counterattack -- Valleys of Tears -- Command and Control -- Frenemies -- Never Call Surrender -- Armageddon on a Road Called Talisman -- "We Will Cross with What We Have" -- The War of the Generals -- The Chinese Farm and the Men Who Conquered It -- The Race to the Bridgehead -- Bridges -- Africa -- Embargo -- Defcon -- A Funeral in Jerusalem.

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