"The State of Israel faced one of its most difficult challenges during the 1973 Yom Kippur War. Though the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) eventually emerged as the clear victor in the war, it suffered serious reverses at the outset of hostilities, as well as substantial losses in m…
"The State of Israel faced one of its most difficult challenges during the 1973 Yom Kippur War. Though the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) eventually emerged as the clear victor in the war, it suffered serious reverses at the outset of hostilities, as well as substantial losses in m…
In this comprehensive and unique theory-practice study, Ofer Israeli examines complex effects of international relations relating to various indirect - intended and unintended - consequences of intentional human action. These effects may be desirable or undesirable, overt or cov…
"Identifies the many ways in which unexpected outcomes are endemic to international relations due to the complexity of world politics"--
"Identifies the many ways in which unexpected outcomes are endemic to international relations due to the complexity of world politics"--
"Identifies the many ways in which unexpected outcomes are endemic to international relations due to the complexity of world politics"--
"Identifies the many ways in which unexpected outcomes are endemic to international relations due to the complexity of world politics"--
"Brent L. Sterling examines how well or poorly the US military has learned lessons and applied findings from analyzing foreign wars through observer missions and post-conflict military-to-military liaisons. Preparing for the next war at an unknown date in the future against an u…
"Brent L. Sterling examines how well or poorly the US military has learned lessons and applied findings from analyzing foreign wars through observer missions and post-conflict military-to-military liaisons. Preparing for the next war at an unknown date in the future against an u…
Case studies explore how to improve military adaptation andpreparedness in peacetime by investigating foreign wars.
The Crimean War : Partial but Precedent-Setting Probe -- The Russo-Japanese War : Enthusiastic but Encumbered Exploration -- The Spanish Civil War : Desired but Disputed Data -- The Yom Kippur War : Ferocious and Fortuitous Fight. "Brent L. Sterling examines how well or poorly …
"Brent L. Sterling examines how well or poorly the US military has learned lessons and applied findings from analyzing foreign wars through observer missions and post-conflict military-to-military liaisons. Preparing for the next war at an unknown date in the future against an u…
Case studies explore how to improve military adaptation and preparedness in peacetime by investigating foreign wars.
The Yom Kippur War 1973
by Dunstan, Simon, Lyles, Kevin
fromOsprey military campaign series
The October War or 'Yom Kippur' War of 1973 was precipitated by the Arab states of the Middle East, primarily Egypt and Syria, in an attempt to force Israel to the negotiating table. This work details the Syrian assault on the strategically vital Golan Heights.
The Yom Kippur War 1973
by Gerrard, Howard, Dunstan, Simon
fromCampaign (Osprey Publishing)
At 1345hrs 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. Ten minutes later shells began to rain down on Israeli positions all along the Golan Heights The Yom Kippur War ha…
"During the 1967 Six-Day War ... Israel seized the strategically critical Golan Heights, routing the whole Syrian Army in little more than a single day. Yet when the Yom Kippur War broke out in 1973 the Israeli military found itself in immediate danger of being overwhelmed, suff…