Eve of Destruction, The: The Untold Story of the Yom Kippur War

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Illustrated
2016
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On October 6, 1973--Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish calendar--the Arab world launched a bold and ingeniously conceived surprise attack against Israel. After three days of intense, bloody combat, an unprepared Israel was fighting for survival, while the Arabs, with massive forces closing in on the Jewish heartland, were poised to redeem the honor lost in three previous wars.
Based on declassified Israeli government documents and revealing interviews with soldiers, generals, and intelligence operatives on both sides of the conflict, The Eve of Destruction weaves a suspenseful, eye-opening story of war, politics, and deception. It also tells the moving human tale of the men and women who fought to maintain love and honor as their lives and destinies were swept up in the Yom Kippur War.

Synopsis

On October 6, 1973--Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish calendar--the Arab world launched a bold and ingeniously conceived surprise attack against Israel. After three days of intense, bloody combat, an unprepared Israel was fighting for survival, while the Arabs, with massive forces closing in on the Jewish heartland, were poised to redeem the honor lost in three previous wars.

Based on declassified Israeli government documents and revealing interviews with soldiers, generals, and intelligence operatives on both sides of the conflict, The Eve of Destruction weaves a suspenseful, eye-opening story of war, politics, and deception. It also tells the moving human tale of the men and women who fought to maintain love and honor as their lives and destinies were swept up in the Yom Kippur War.

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Format: Illustrated
Pages: 372
Edition: Illustrated
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Published: 14 Apr 2016
ISBN 10: 0060014008
ISBN 13: 9780060014001

Media Reviews

Remarkable. -- New York Times
Remarkable. --New York Times
One of the most moving accounts of the war to appear in many decades. --Washington Post
Remarkable....The Brigade [is] an illuminating addition to the annals of World War II. --New York Times Book Review
Remarkable....The Brigade [is] an illuminating addition to the annals of World War II. --New York Times Book Review
Remarkable. --New York Times
One of the most moving accounts of the war to appear in many decades. --Washington Post

Author Bio

Howard Blum is the author of the New York Times bestseller and Edgar Award winner American Lightning, as well as Wanted!, The Gold of Exodus, Gangland, and The Floor of Heaven. Blum is a contributing editor at Vanity Fair. While at the New York Times, he was twice nominated for a Pulitzer Prize for investigative reporting. He is the father of three children, and lives in Connecticut.