Magdan medium tank mostly sinai front isherman medium tank or tiran 5 medium tank sinai front b may attach from armored infantry battalion after first week of the war. Lessonlesson 2 the arabisraeli conflictthe arabisraeli. Israels military and civilian efforts to repel the surprise attack by egyptian and syrian forces which began october 6th, 1973 are shown through authentic footage. One such conventional wisdom was that the 1967 sixday war had proven israeli military superiority and arab military inferiority to such an extent that the arabs would avoid war at all costs. This played into israeli bands and when colda meir became israel s first female prime minister in 1969 she obdu. The october war called the yom kippur war by the israelis and the ramadan war by the arabs began on 6 october 1973. The sovietisraeli war, 19671973 the ussrs military intervention in the egyptianisraeli conflict isabella ginor and gideon remez. Shortly after midnight on october 5, 1973, the telephone rang in the london home of dubi asherov, an israeli case officer handling an egyptian spy referred to as the source. Sep 18, 2007 author simon dunston has written a superb historical account of the the arab israeli war of 1973.
Iraq sent its troops to participate in the 1948 arabisraeli war, and later backed egypt and syria in the 1967 sixday war and in the 1973 yom kippur war. The fundamental cause of the yom kippur war was the diplomatic impasse thai followed the sixday war. During their conversations, an egyptiansyrianjordanian alliance was sealed. How might an israeliran war set the middle east on fire. Known by the hebrew term mechdal dereliction of duty, this. Out of darkness and betrayal have come countless stories of heroism, marvellous defeats, legendary victories, and most of all. Rumors abound of an impending israeli first strike against irans nuclear program. Magdan medium tank mostly sinai front isherman medium tank or tiran 5 medium tank sinai front b may attach from armored infantry battalion after first week of the war hq battlegroup is01 armored battalion 1973 headquarters element battalion headquarters command. On 6 october 1973, yom kippur, the positions were manned by just 436 reservists when the egyptian second and third armies launched a massive offensive along the suez canal. Israeli army in africa yom kippur war 1973 missinglynx. Israel and iraq have been implacable foes since 1948. The arab israeli war of october 1973 was a significant benchmark in the development of modern warfare. While arab and israeli ground forces were sparring and regrouping, syrian and israeli air forces were engaged in battle and the israeli air force bombed the international airport at damascus.
On 12 september 1973, egyptian president anwar alsadat received king hussein of jordan and syrian president hafiz alasad. You will need to download and install the free adobe acrobat reader to view. Israel at war will help you understand what is happening right now behind the scenes in this volatile regionand how this highstakes showdown could affect the future of the middle east and the world. Effects of the 1973 yom kippur war the 1973 yom kippur war ended in an israeli victory but at great cost to many parties. The authors reconstruct the complex decisionmaking process attending the breakup of pakistan and the subsequent war between india and pakistan. Israels mobilization and high state of readiness could also have. Kheil haavir haisraeli commander of the air force major general aluf binyamin benny peled fixed wing squadrons ramat david air base 32 3960. The next day, israeli and syrian fighters engaged in aerial combat, in the course of which thirteen syrian. Fortyfive years since the october war in 1973, israel still occupies palestinian territories and syrian golan heights.
A brief essay that retraces the major dynamics and causes of the israeli intelligence failure in avoiding the egyptian and. The soviets success in this war of attrition paved the way for their planning and support of egypts crosscanal offensive in the 1973 yom kippur war. In the 1973 war, anwar sadat, egypts president, was able to exploit israeli vulnerabilities to achieve political success through a limited war. The israeli chief of staff was convinced war in may was inevitable based on stronger indications than were seen in october, 1973.
Besides the military account, it also focuses on the war s political dimensions. 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 men and equipment. The arab israeli war in october 1973 holds many operational lessons for u. It forced the nixon administration to realize that arab frustration over israels unwillingness to withdraw from the territories it had occupied in 1967 could have. Download pdf history of the arab israeli conflict free. Pdf when the yom kippur war broke out, israel turned to the united states, asking for quick replacement of the arms it was losing in the war. Yom kippur war october war the arabisraeli conflict. Sep, 20 here is my 40 years commemorative diorama for yom kippur war. On october 6, 1973, simultaneous attacks on two fronts caught israel by surprise, on the holiest day of the jewish year. Article pdf available in journal of cold war studies 164.
Not all observers reckon this as a war, which accounts for the fact that some refer to the october war of 1973 as the fourth and others as the fifth arabisraeli war. Israel at war books pics download new books and magazines. Known by the hebrew term mechdal dereliction of duty, this condition was primarily due to the failure of military intelligence aman to provide a. In any event, a major transition in the middle east came on 28 september 1970, when president nasser died.
Politics, charity, and terrorism in the service of jihad by matthew levitt, the yom kippur war. At the khartoum summit ofaugust 1967 the arahs issued their three noes. Brigades and battalions were added and released from the divisions on a regular basis. Oct 21, 20 it is the first and only testimony made by a credible, identifiable source regarding a discussion of the nuclear issue at the level of the israeli war cabinet. The israeli air force action had saved the villages from catastrophe, eshkol stated in a broadcast on the following day. After several more days of syrian shooting, israel again complained to the security council, drawing. Causes of triumphs and failures david sousa, may 26 2014, 5019 views. With israeli forcxes caught unprepared, the egyptian crossing of the suez canal, and the syrian attack on the golan heights were both initially successful. Ofer aderet, military intelligence chief misled israeli leaders ahead of 1973 war, declassified doc reveals, haaretz, may 9, 2020. The israeli air force action had saved the villages from catastrophe, eshkol stated in a broadcast on the.
Israeli battle groups 1973 a may replace all shot medium tanks with. The strategic and political consequences of the june 1967 war. Because the war was fought during the muslim holy month of ramadan, the arabs and muslims refer to it as the. Kissingers early decisions to provide military aid to israel documents 18 and 21 and stay in.
In only a few years the idf evolved into a truly modern fighting force, much better prepared to. In its three weeks of intense combat the world witnessed the devastating effects of small guided weapons on the large, swift, manned machines that had dominated the air and land for decades. In the united states, the october 1973 war is typically referred to as the yom kippur war. A weaker adversary can match his strengths against the weaknesses of a superior foe in a conventional conflict to attain strategic success. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Better known as the yom kippur war, this 225 page book leaves no stone unturned. Pdf between 1968 and 1973, the middle east was rocked with immense political instability due to wars in the region. On october 6, 1973, egypt and syria launched a surprise attack against israel on the jewish holiday of yom kippur. Overview and analysis of the conflict introduction this study examines the military operations of the major combatantsegypt, syria, and israelduring the october 1973 middle east war. Only the second diorama i have ever done in all my 45 years of modeling.
A brief sequence examines previous jewisharab wars 1949, 1956, 1967. Npmp, nscf, box 1174, 1973 middle east war 10 october 1973 file no. Piccirilli, usmc csc 1989 subject area history executive summary the 1973 arab israeli war the 1973 arab israeli war ended the uneasy status quo. A brief sequence examines previous jewish arab wars 1949, 1956, 1967. Most students of the 1973 arab israeli war agree that there was an intelligence failure, and this is essentially the finding of israels agranat commission. Not all observers reckon this as a war, which accounts for the fact that some refer to the october war of 1973 as the fourth and others as the fifth arab israeli war.
It lasted for some 18 days and was marked by violent tank battles, air warfare, skirmishes at sea and heavy artillery attacks. This program seeks to identify and declassify collections. Nassers decision to send egyptian forces into sinai was a political one, which the armed forces were unable to execute. The modern roots of the arabisraeli conflict date back to the.
The yom kippur war began on october 6, 1973, when a coalition of arab forces launched a surprise strike on israel on yom kippur the holiest day of the jewish faith winds of war. In just three weeks, israel lost 2,600 men, a tremendous per capita rate. Additionally adhoc battalions and task groups were formed and disbanded as forces allowed and circumstances required. Piccirilli, usmc csc 1989 subject area history executive summary the 1973 arabisraeli war the 1973 arab. Six syrian mig 21s were shot down by israeli fighters pursuing them as far as damascus. This history of the foundational war in the arab israeli conflict is groundbreaking, objective, and deeply revisionist. Ebook india pakistan war 1971 as pdf download portable. It is intended to uncover indications of future force developments and military performance in the area. Historian morris probes the motives and aims of the protagonists on the basis of newly opened israeli and western documentation.
Egyptian forces crossing the suez canal on october 7. The yom kippur war, ramadan war, or october war also known as the 1973 arabisraeli war, was a war fought from 6 to 25 october, 1973, by a coalition of arab states led by egypt and syria against israel. Following the devastation of the 1973 yom kippur war, the israeli defense forces idf underwent significant structural and tactical changes in their battle doctrine. Buy quality secondhand israeli war books, at 5075% off retail. The next day, israeli and syrian fighters engaged in aerial combat, in the course of which thirteen syrian planes were downed. State department intelligence and research predicted 1973. A decade after the 1971 wars in south asia, the principal decisionmakers were still uncertain why wars so clearly unwanted had occurred.
As such the testimony challenges the nearly fourdecade old mythology cited earlier alleging that israel almost reached the nuclear brink during the 1973 war. The 1973 yom kippur war the final war in the series of israeliarab wars. Israel, nuclear weapons and the 1973 yom kippur war. Here at we have over 30,000 jewish books on our website, with over 2,000 added monthly. The headon clash between usarmed israeli forces and some 20,000 soviet servicemen with stateoftheart weaponry turned the middle east into the hottest front of the cold war. Lesson 2 the arabisraeli conflict e a s ae co ct the arabisraeli. Out of darkness and betrayal have come countless stories of heroism, marvellous defeats. I decided to create a scene where an idf m1 zelda and a command jeep are riding along the sweetwater canal in eastern egypt to the west of the suez canal. The war thus paved the way for secretary of state henry kissingers shuttle diplomacy and ultimately, the israeliegyptian peace treaty of 1979.
On october 6th 1973, during the holiest of jewish holidays, egypt and syria launched a two front surprise attack on the nation of israel. October 6, 1973 surprise attack on israel on yom kippur. Egypt, they emphasize, was at the time totally unready for war. The state of israel faced one of its most difficult challenges during the 1973 yom kippur war. On 3 october, during ramadan, the muslim month of fasting, reserve officers in the syrian army were called up, and two days later, reserve units were mobilized. Israeli fortifications of the october war 1973 by simon. Although the outbreak of another fullscale arabisraeli war was far from certain, the war of attrition. October 1973 war between israel and the arab states egypt and syria. The 1973 yom kippur war and the reshaping of israeli civil. Anwar alsadats grand strategy in the yom kippur war pdf. In june 1981, israel attacked and destroyed newly built iraqi nuclear facilities in operation opera. Pdf historiography of the yom kippur war researchgate.
Israeli order of battle october 1973 the israeli forces were very flexible and as such the following oreder of battle must be used with caution. After only a few days, when the israeli army had advanced into egypt and stood just 50 miles from cairo, the jewish fighters gave in to the surrendering arabs pleas for peace. The egyptianisraeli peace treaty, march 26, 1979 egypt. In the israeli collective memory, the yom kippur war is associated mainly with the idfs lack of preparedness. Interestingly he mentions the merkava as it is just being introduced. Backed by arms from the soviet union, egypt and syria made significant territorial gains in sinai and the golan heights. A history of how the russians, ever since the six day war, were involved in planning, instigating and supporting further arab military action against israel.
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