| The Yom Kippur War 1973 (1): The Golan Heights Contributor(s): Dunstan, Simon (Author), Gerrard, Howard (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1841762202 ISBN-13: 9781841762203 Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK) OUR PRICE: $22.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2003 Annotation: 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 & #8211; 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - Wars & Conflicts (other) - History | Middle East - General - History | Modern - 20th Century |
| Dewey: 956.048 |
| Series: Campaign |
| Physical Information: 0.33" H x 7.24" W x 9.86" (0.69 lbs) 96 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1970's - Cultural Region - Middle East |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Osprey's first title in the study of the Yom Kippur War (1973). 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. |