The Yom Kippur War af Sunday Times Sunday Times Insight Team (Bog)

Forfatter: Sunday Times Sunday Times Insight Team
Sprog: Engelsk
Antal sider: 0
Forlag: iBooks
Udgivelsesår: 2002
This is the dramatic, fully-researched and definitive account of the war that almost destroyed Israel: the Yom Kippur War. Launched by Egypt's President Anwar Sadat and his primary ally, Syria's President Hafiz al-Asad, on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, the sudden attack took the Israeli Defense Force totally by surprise. Here you will discover how such a colossal intelligence blunder -- one that almost caused the destruction of Israel -- happened. It is a story of incredible courage and bravery of the soldiers on both sides, of the high-stakes diplomatic battles waged by the UN, the United States, and the Soviet Union, even as troops and pilots from Israel and the nine Arab states attacking it shed their blood on the desert sands.
Titel: The Yom Kippur War
Udgave: Revised and Definitive Edition

Sammendrag: Bogen giver en dramatisk og grundig gennemgang af krigen, der næsten førte til Israels sammenbrud. Den beskriver, hvordan Egyptens præsident Anwar Sadat og Syriens præsident Hafez al-Assad indledte et overraskelsesangreb, som satte Israels forsvar under massivt pres. Gennem analyser af militære strategier, diplomatiske forhandlinger og internationale reaktioner – herunder fra USA og Sovjetunionen – tegnes et nuanceret billede af en konflikt, der fik vidtrækkende konsekvenser for Mellemøsten.
Type: Paperback