Inside Israel's Northern Command: The Yom Kippur War on the Syrian Border

On October 6, 1973, Israel's Northern Command was surprised by the thunder of cannon fire and the sight of dense, black smoke. A Syrian force of 1,400 tanks supported by artillery and air power had attacked from the north while the Egyptian military invaded the Sinai Peninsula in the south. Syria sought to avenge its devastating loss of the Golan Heights in the 1967 Six-Day War-a conflict that not only resulted in territorial gain for Israel but also cemented the nation's reputation as the regio

Author: Dani Asher
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Published: 03/18/2016
Pages: 704
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 2.60lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.30w x 1.90d
ISBN: 9780813167374

About the Author

Brigadier General Dani Asher, IDF (Ret.) is the author of many books, including T he Egyptian Strategy for the Yom Kippur War: An Analysis. He lives in Israel.

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