The War of Atonement: The Inside Story of the Yom Kippur War (Greenhill Military Paperback) - Softcover

Herzog, Chaim

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1853675695 ISBN 13: 9781853675690

Publisher: Greenhill Books, 2003

Synopsis

This is the authoritative account of the Israeli Army's performance in the bitter Yom Kippur War of 1973 and it is being reissued on the 30th anniversary of that conflict. The origins of the war in the turbulent history of competing powers in the Middle East are fully explored, as is the build-up of Arab forces that almost caught Israel by surprise, and the realisation of the Israeli leadership that they would once again have to fight against overwhelming odds for the survival of their state. A gripping narrative of the conflict itself, punctuated by first-hand accounts and interviews with combatants, The War of Atonement is full of drama and tales of inspirational bravery. An analysis of the political implications of the conflict bring this epic tale to a close. For this edition Chaim Herzog's son, Colonel Michael Herzog, has written an Introduction which places the book in the context of his father's achievements and gives a revealing insight of the man himself. This is the most comprehensive work on a conflict that has had major implications for our own troubled times.

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Review:

'A scrupulously researched account...the most authoritative yet to have appeared' - Financial Times; 'Certainly the best account of the war from the Israeli standpoint that has yet appeared or is likely to appear for some years to come' - Basil Collier, New York Times Book Review

About this edition

• Publisher: Greenhill Books
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1853675695
• ISBN 13: 9781853675690
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 328