Description

A compact, illustrated account of the first phase of the Yom Kippur, or Ramadan, War.

At 1345hrs on 6 October 1973, Israeli spotters in the observation post atop Mount Hermon saw Syrian gunners below them removing the camouflage nets from their guns. Ten minutes later shells began to rain down on Israeli positions all along the Golan Heights – The Yom Kippur War had begun. The shock Syrian attack caught the Israelis by surprise and by the afternoon of 7 October a Syrian brigade was less than 10km from the Sea of Galilee.

Simon Dunstan describes in detail how amid desperate and bitter fighting the Israeli forces managed to turn the tide on the Golan Heights.

Table of Contents

Origins of the Campaign
Chronology
Opposing Commanders
The Syrian Army
The Israeli Army
The Fall of Mount Hermon
Repulse at Amadiye
Breakthrough at Rafid
The Israeli counteroffensive
The recapture of Mount Hermon
Aftermath

Bibliography
The battlefield today
Wargaming the Golan campaign
Index

Product details

Published Feb 20 2013
Format Ebook (PDF)
Edition 1st
Extent 96
ISBN 9781846035739
Imprint Osprey Publishing
Illustrations 75 b/w; 18 col
Series Campaign
Short code CAM 118
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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Simon Dunstan

Simon Dunstan is a well-established author, film-m…

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Howard Gerrard

Howard Gerrard studied at the Wallasey School of A…

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