October Earthquake: Yom Kippur 1973

by Ze'ev Schiff

October Earthquake presents a chronological account of the days surrounding the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur) War, along with the significant military and political events of each day of the conflict. Zeev Schiff's comments on Israel's exaggerated self-confidence, the hopelessness of Israeli leadership, the intelligence failure, the concept of the Bar Lev Line, the role of the air force, and the preparedness of the Arab army are interspersed throughout...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0878552448
• ISBN13: 9780878552443
• Release Date: January 1974
• Publisher: Transaction Publishers
• Length: 327 Pages