Quizlet flashcards, activities and games help you improve your grades. The carefully coordinated attack achieved complete tactical surprise. The yom kippur war and the airlift that saved israel new york, thomas dunne, 2003 p. Boyne chronicles with intense detail the brief but furious october 1973 invasion of israel by egypt and syria, an episode also known as the yom kippur war. As promised lands returns to the big screen, steve rose finds out how the movie holds. The yom kippur war miracle posted on october 6, 2016 by nehemia gordon on yom kippur 1973, while jews throughout israel were fasting and praying in synagogues, syria and egypt launched an unprovoked surprise attack. The intelligence failure of the yom kippur war of 1973. The yom kippur war of 1973, the most recent full war in middle east history, is socalled because it began on the day of atonement yom kippur, the holiest day of prayer and fasting in the jewish calendar. The egyptian spy who saved israel in the yom kippur war. Presented by the association of the united states army ausa and the institute for advanced military thinking iamt please join ausas institute of land warfare and the israeli institute of advanced military thinking for a presentation on firsthand experiences and lessons learned from the yom kippur war. Israeli saying preoctober 1973 the war between the arabs and the israelis, which broke out in the middle east on 6 october 1973, is known to the arabs as the war of ramadan, to the israelis as the yom kippur war, and generally to nonpartisans in the west as the october war of 1973. The yom kippur war started with a surprise arab attack on israel on saturday 6th october 1973.
When the fourth arabisraeli war began on october 6, 1973, many of israels soldiers were away from their posts observing yom kippur or day of atonement, and the. At 1400hrs on 6 october 1973 the egyptian army launched an assault crossing of the suez canal. Ten minutes later shells began to rain down on israeli positions all along the golan heights the yom kippur war had begun. The objective is not 100% clear, and also not necessarily the same for all arab combatants. The timing of the opec announcementon october 16, 1973, the eleventh day of the yom kippur warof a drastic rise in oil prices to coincide with the imposition of the embargo was for the arabs a happy means of making it appear, even if briefly, that israel was at the root of the difficulties of the west. Many accounts of the yom kippur war have been written. The sagger wireguided missile wasnt new, it was used in 1967. Apr 14, 2018 the sagger wireguided missile wasnt new, it was used in 1967.
In 1973, israel found itself fighting its fifth major war against its arab neighbors since achieving independence 25 years previously. This was a war in which both sides designed their military strategies within the. It is most frequently referred to in the west as the yom kippur war after. Complete summary of abraham rabinovichs the yom kippur war. President nixon described the cri sis as the most difficult since the cuban missile confrontation. Under cover of talks about a libyan scheme for a federation of arab republics egypt, syria, libya and sudan, military staffs held several planning.
A forty years perspective and a new discussion uri barjoseph this article traces the development of the historiography of three interrelated elements of the yom kippur war. The innovation came in the tactic of saturating the battlefield with enough missiles to defeat israeli tank maneuvers. But this is saturday, 1973, the day of atonement the most holy day of the year for the jewish people became the harbinger of doom for the congregations of israel. Oct 06, 2016 the yom kippur war miracle posted on october 6, 2016 by nehemia gordon on yom kippur 1973, while jews throughout israel were fasting and praying in synagogues, syria and egypt launched an unprovoked surprise attack. The 1973 arabisraeli war is also known as the october war, especially in arab histories. The yom kippur war, ramadan war, or october war hebrew. There are a total of 12 yom kippur war aircraft 1973 entries in the military factory. The yom kippur war association of the united states army. Yom kippur war definition and meaning collins english. The 1973 yom kippur war lends itself to analysis as an ebo because it highlights the threat of nuclear war. The 1973 yom kippur war, a study in soviet era politics. The 1973 yom kippur conflict and the airlift that saved israel. Susan sontag and the yom kippur war film the guardian.
The war fought between the forces of egypt and syria against israel from oct. This was a case wherein israeli af had to stem the enemy advance on two fronts, each serious enough to threaten the existence of the state of israel itself. Shippensburg university shippensburg, pennsylvania on the morning of 6 october 1973, the inexperienced young reservists of the israel defense force idf stationed on the barlev line in the sinai peninsula received the order to mobilize in light of a possible egyptian assault. Some argue that egypt did not believe it could win, but hoped to inflict enough damage on the israelis to force them to withdraw from the sinai, while syria was hoping for a war of annihilation which, according to this argument, egypt pretended to support. The surprise attack by egyptian and syrian forces on israel in october 1973 throws the middle east into turmoil and threatens to bring the united. 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. War fought between israel on one side, and egypt and syria on the other, backed by iraq and jordan and supported economically by saudi arabia. The impact of the yom kippiir war that erupted on october 6th, 1973, far outweighed its relatively short duration of twenty days of heavy fighting. Chronologically the next war for our study is the yom kippur war. If 1967 was a classical study of preemptive offensive, then this war of 1973 can be considered how an air force ought to react to enemys initiative and offensive. What 1973 can tell us about todays economic crisis. Both egyptians and israelis are separately marking the 40th anniversary of the same war of 1973, yet are unable to agree on its name nor even its date let alone its outcome. The timing of the opec announcementon october 16, 1973, the eleventh day of the yom kippur war of a drastic rise in oil prices to coincide with the imposition of the embargo was for the arabs a happy means of making it appear, even if briefly, that israel was at the root of the difficulties of the west. How were new technologies used in the 1973 yom kippur war.
And thanks to xios, alan haskayne, lachlan lindenmayer, derpvic, seth reeves and all my other patrons. Oct 02, 2019 the surprise attack by egyptian and syrian forces on israel in october 1973 throws the middle east into turmoil and threatens to bring the united states and the soviet union into direct conflict. Looking through the prism of roberta wohlstetters and robert jerviss insights, the attack on yom kippur was a surprise because both american and israeli. The shock syrian attack caught the israelis by surprise and by the afternoon of 7 october a syrian brigade. Boyne alternates his attention between actual battlefield descriptions and the equally frantic maneuvering by diplomats and statesmen of the combatant. The yom kippur war is easily the best and most complete general history of the conflict. Websites library of us diplomacy features records of 1973 us ambassador to israel, shedding light on yom kippur war, developments in region wikileaks reveals 1973 war files. As fierce land and air battles raged between israel and its arab neighbors in the yom kippur war of october 1973, the us sixth fleet and the soviet mediterranean squadron circled each. A case of deception and misperception before the 1973 yom kippur war, the united states failed to anticipate that egypt and syria would attack israel. Effects of the 1973 yom kippur war the 1973 yom kippur war ended in an israeli victory but at great cost to many parties. Naval history as no one before, abraham rabinovich recounts the whole story of the 1973 yom kippur war, that most elusive round of the arabisraeli conflict. The yom kippur war elizabeth stephens examines how thirtyfive years ago this month the surprise invasion of israel by egypt and its allies started the process that led to camp david.
The yom kippur war, which began on october 6, 1973 and would become the most intense military clash in the history of the arabisraeli conflict, is usually thought of as a surprise attack. Apr 22, 2012 susan sontag and the yom kippur war in 1973, susan sontag travelled to post war israel to film a documentary. Yom kippur war, also called the october war, the ramadan war, or the fourth arabisraeli war, damaging inconclusive war and the fourth of the arabisraeli wars. The surprise attacks signaled the start of the arabisraeli war known as the yom kippur war or ramadan war in arab states. During the yom kippur war a merican armed forces went on a condition 3 precautionary alert octo ber 25, 1973, during the yom kippur war. In just three weeks, israel lost 2,600 men, a tremendous per capita rate. On 6 october 1973, egyptian and syrian forces conducted simultaneous attacks on israeli forces in the sinai peninsula and the golan heights, respectively. The egyptiansyrian attack that started in the midst of the jewish peoples holiest day of the year. It is the closest the world got to a real example of what a war between the nato and the warsaw pact would have looked like. The 1973 arab israeli war was, and still is, the best example of modern warfare between two roughly equally matched sides. The yom kippur war and the shaping of the united states air force. Apr 30, 2020 thesis on 1973 yom kippur war assignment while calling for diplomatic approaches to the conflict, sadat was also preparing for a twofront war against israel with syrian president hafez alassad. Entries are listed below in alphanumeric order 1toz.
The war was initiated by egypt and syria on october 6, 1973, on the jewish holy day of yom kippur and during ramadan, the month of fasting in islam, and it continued until october 26, 1973. Thesis on 1973 yom kippur war assignment while calling for diplomatic approaches to the conflict, sadat was also preparing for a twofront war against israel with syrian president hafez alassad. Because the war was fought during the muslim holy month of ramadan, the arabs and muslims refer to it as the ramadan war. Whatever name you prefer, the 40th anniversary of the beginning of conflict is on oct. The sand embankments of the israeli barlev line were breached and an israeli counterattack thrown back with heavy losses. Pages in category yom kippur war the following 24 pages are in this category, out of 24 total. An intelligence controversy exists over whether marwan was a double agent.
The yom kippur war brings united states and ussr to brink of. The littleknown ussoviet confrontation during yom kippur war. Flag images indicative of country of origin and not necessarily the primary operator. In 1973, israel found itself fighting its fifth major war against its arab neighbors.
Idf counter attacks in the sinai, yom kippur war 1973. The 1973 yom kippur war known as the ramadan war, or the october war was a landmark event in the ofttroubled history of arabisraeli relations. In the united states, the october 1973 war is typically referred to as the yom kippur war. At 2pm of october 6, 1973, while israel observed yom kippur, egyptian guns bombarded israeli forts along the suez canal, while the syrians attacked israeli positions within the golan heights. The yom kippur war is the most traumatic event in israels short, modern history. The 1973 yom kippur war lends itself to analysis as. What lessons were learned from the 1973 yom kippur war. The war lasted for 3 weeks, and started on october 6, 1973 and ended on october 22 on the syrian front and on october 26 on the egyptian front. Rabinovichs book is brilliant, sweeping and insightful.
Jun 15, 2015 the nixon administration began disintegratingthe president unable to play his role as the leader of the nation and the free worldat 7. Susan sontag and the yom kippur war in 1973, susan sontag travelled to postwar israel to film a documentary. First, the political alternative to the war, primarily the diplomatic process that had taken place since early 1973, which. The war began on 6 october 1973 when israel was celebrating the holy day of yom kippur and was over by the end of the month, with initial gains by the coalition of arab states quickly reversed. The nixon administration began disintegratingthe president unable to play his role as the leader of the nation and the free worldat 7. Idf sinai counterattack 1973 yom kippur war youtube. Zthe domestic fallout of the yom kippur war, in revisiting the yom kippur war, edited by p. The yom kippur war, ramadan war, or october war arabic.
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