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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kaufmann, Uri R., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Israel-Arab War, 1973--Campaigns.

Israel-Arab War, 1973.

Arab-Israeli conflict--1967-1973.

Arab-Israeli conflict.

Physical Description:

viii, 386 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

18 days of October

Yom Kippur War and how it created the modern Middle East

Place of Publication:

New York : St. Martin's Press, 2023.

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.

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 3

A Funeral in Jerusalem.

Notes:

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

ISBN:

9781250281883

1250281881

OCLC:

1394022424