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Eighteen days in October : the Yom Kippur War and how it created the modern Middle East / Uri Kaufman.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781250281883 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: viii, 386 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : St. Martin's Press, 2023.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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| Subject: | Arab-Israeli conflict > 1967-1973. Israel-Arab War, 1973 > Campaigns. |
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Lakeshore Branch | 956.048 Kau | 31681010337665 | NONFIC | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
This major new history of the Yom Kippur War draws on formerly classified records to tell the story of the 1973 war that shaped the modern Middle East. 30,000 first printing. Illustrations. - Baker & Taylor
""[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"-- - McMillan Palgrave
One of Financial Times' Best History Books of 2023
"Pacy and enthralling." âFinancial Times
"Impressive...an excellent work of history." âCommentary
"Tells the story brilliantly." âSenator Joseph I. Lieberman
"Stimulating and insightful...will no doubt find a permanent place on the Arab-Israeli bookshelf." âMichael 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 âdebacle.â
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 warâs aftermath both sides had to accept unwelcome truths: Israel could no longer take military superiority for grantedâbut 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 Orenâs Six Days of War, this is the definitive account of a critical moment in history.
