The arabisraeli wars arab league egypt, iraq, transjordan, lebanon, and syria vs. The war of 1948 was the almost inevitable result of more than half a century of arabjewish friction and conflict that began with the arrival in eretz yisrael the land of israel, or palestine, of the first jewish immigrants from eastern europe in the early 1880s. The fourth arabisraeli soon turns to a war of revenge for the arab nations against the state of israel, and becomes a bloodbath, lasting from 19736. The egyptianisraeli war 1973first victory of arabs. These include israels war of independence and the palestinian nakbah, the suez crisis, the sixday war, the yom kippur war, and two wars in lebanon. The arab israel war october 1973 download ebook pdf. A look back at the 1973 arabisraeli war the daily star. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read october 1973 the arab israeli war.
The lessons of october 1973 are not so obvious, but they remain important to this day. The history and legacy of the 1973 arabisraeli war and its impact on the middle east peace process looks at the last conventional war fought between the israelis and arabs, and the aftermath. Timeless lessons from the october 1973 arabisraeli war. This study analyzes the problems that beset israel in the aftermath of its decisive victory in the six day war over the arabs. The different outcomes of the two wars was due to a combination of preparedness, initiative, superpower. Pdf historiography of the yom kippur war researchgate. In a series of events that took place over 32 days, the u. Middle eastern countries created opec to compete in the global market b. Sadat wants a war with israel to reclaim lost territory. A continuation of the previous clip this one shows how the war gradually began to swing to israels favor in part because general ariel sharons strategic planning in the sinai desert before. The 1973 yom kippur war the final war in the series of israeliarab wars. From 1948 to 1973, each arabisraeli war has increased in scope and costliness.
Either of the two fronts the golan heights and the suez canal may be gamed separately, or both can be linked to simulate the course of the entire war. Khalidi, rashid 2012, the 1967 war and the demise of the arab nationalism. This week marks the fortyfourth anniversary of the beginning of the 1973 arab israeli war. Known as the yom kippur war in israel and the ramadan or october war in egypt and syria, the dramatic events of october 1973 profoundly altered the course of middle east politics, eventually leading to the 1979 egyptian israeli peace treaty and cairos realignment away from the soviet union and toward. Players will represent the israeli and arab high commands and maneuver their units and conduct combat in an attempt to attain the objectives of their respective nations. In october 1973, israel fought and won a ferocious threeweek war against a large, capable, highly motivated, and wellequipped arab coalition, illuminating key lessons about the evolving nature of modern, midintensity combat. The egyptianisraeli war 1973 more than 0 israeli soldiers died in this war, egypt got their land back from israel, egypt distroyed world strongest defence of israel also used water canons imported from germany. The arab countries managed to salvage their defeats after repeated losses in the 1948, 1956 and 1967 wars with israel. The modern roots of the arabisraeli conflict date back to the. Operation nickel grass was a strategic airlift operation conducted by the united states to deliver weapons and supplies to israel during the 1973 yom kippur war.
The 1973 arabisraeli war october 626, known as the yom kippur war in israel and the ramadan war among arabs, was the fourth major military conflict between israel and its arab neighbors. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Simon dunstan offers a balanced analysis of the yom kippur war, describing the key battles and the forces involved and examining the outcome of the war how at national and international levels the war was a disaster from which israel has not recovered, as the nation became dependant on the usa for military, diplomatic and economic support. Superpower naval diplomacy in the october 1973 arab israeli war. Free download of president nixon and the role of intelligence in the 1973 arabisraeli war by central intelligence agency.
The october war of 1973 also known as the yom kippur war was a watershed moment in the history of the arab israeli conflict and the modern middle east more broadly. Syria and palestine refused to participate in peace talks otherwise their disputes could also be resolved. This clip deals with the surprise attack on israel by egypt and syria during the yom kippur jewish holiday and the islamic ramadan holiday in september 1973. Their conscription rate in 1973 of 20% kept a large trained force ready for battle. Origins and consequences cambridge university press pp. The yom kippur war, ramadan war, or october war hebrew.
Our opensource library houses the thousands of documents, periodicals, maps and reports released to the public. Home combat studies institute csi 1973 arabisraeli war. Although the outbreak of another fullscale arabisraeli war was far from certain, the war of attrition. October 1973 the arab israeli war ebook written by frank aker. Pdf version of president nixon and the role of intelligence in the 1973 arabisraeli war by central intelligence agency. In october of 1973, egypt and syria launch a sneak attack on israel. The israeli leadership did not do anything to stop this abandonment process, a process that was attacked by syria and other arab countries, calling the refugees cowards, and blaming them for the. From a cold war perspective, the dramatic military defeat of egypt.
The strategic and political consequences of the june 1967 war. In the first booklength analysis of the origins of the october 1973 arabisraeli war, craig daigle draws on documents only recently made available to show how the war resulted not only from tension and competing interest between arabs and israelis, but also from policies adopted in both washington and moscow. Israel tripartite alliance france, united kingdom, and. Click download or read online button to get the arab israel conflict and its resolution book now. Arabisraeli wars, series of military conflicts between israeli and various arab forces, most notably in 194849, 1956, 1967, 1973, 1982, and 2006. It is intended to uncover indications of future force developments and military performance in the area. The 1973 arabisraeli war, deluxe edition, represents an updated game treatment of the gdw release originally published in 1977, faithfully remastered and updated with this allnew, deluxe edition. In the 1973 war, anwar sadat, egypts president, was able to exploit israeli vulnerabilities to achieve political success through a limited.
The war of 1973 yom kippur war, ramadan war, or october war, was fought from october 6 to 25, 1973, by a coalition of arab states led by egypt and syria against israel. Click download or read online button to get the arab israel war october 1973 book now. Legacy of 1973 arabisraeli war reverberates 40 years on. Lessonlesson 2 the arabisraeli conflictthe arabisraeli. At the time of yom kippur, israel was led by golda meir, syria by hafezal assad and egypt by anwar sadat. Oil prices went down as the market was flooded with cheap gas. A weaker adversary can match his strengths against the weaknesses of a superior foe in a conventional conflict to attain strategic success. Pdf between 1968 and 1973, the middle east was rocked with immense political instability due to wars in the region. Article pdf available in journal of cold war studies 164. Because of the two front nature of the war, bar lev is uniquely.
President nixon and the role of intelligence in the 1973. With the humiliating defeat in the sixday war, egypt was looking for an ultimate rematch with israel. Known as the yom kippur war in israel and the ramadan or october war in egypt and syria, the dramatic events of october 1973 profoundly altered the course of middle east politics, eventually leading to the 1979 egyptianisraeli peace treaty and. Arabisraeli conflicts between 1948 and 1973 1227 words. But hed already served as a commander in israels elite commando unit the sayeret matkal.
Air operations during the 1973 arabisraeli war and the. It forced the nixon administration to realize that arab frustration over israels unwillingness to withdraw from the territories it had occupied in 1967 could have major strategic consequences for the united states. File in this march 26, 1979 file photo, egyptian president anwar sadat, left, u. During the 1967 arabisraeli war, israel occupied egyptian, syrian, and jordanianpalestinian territories. Starting with the first arab israeli war in 1948 to the most recent war, the yom kippur war in 1973, and possible wars and conflicts in the future. The roots of the fighting in 1973 lay in the sixday war of june 1967, when the israel defense forces idf trounced combined arab armies and took the golan heights from syria, the sinai peninsula from egypt, and east jerusalem from jordan. President jimmy carter, center, and israeli prime minister menachem. The 1973 arabisraeli war, referred to variously as the yom kippur war, the war of atonement, the war of ramadan, and the october war, was the fourth major conflict in this series. In the 1973 war, anwar sadat, egypts president, was able to exploit israeli vulnerabilities to achieve political success through a limited war.
Overview and analysis of the conflict introduction this study examines the military operations of the major combatantsegypt, syria, and israelduring the october 1973 middle east war. Lessons from the arabisraeli 1973 war opeds gulf news. Download file the arabisraeli conflicts, 19731989 the. Anwar alsadats grand strategy in the yom kippur war pdf. In that war, iraq intervened on the syrian front with an armored division, other supporting units, and over 100 aircraft. The book focuses on the origins of the 1973 arabisraeli war, casting the regional story through the lens of the cold war. What military planners can learn from the 1973 arabisraeli war. The arab israel conflict and its resolution download. The israelis cannot tolerate an infinite series of wars. Israeli war serve as an early indicator of iraqi leader saddam husseins willingness to use military power to address foreign policy concerns. The yom kippur war, ramadan war, or october war also known as the 1973 arabisraeli war, was a war fought from 6 to 25 october, 1973, by a coalition of arab states led. The 1973 war between a coalition of arab states led by egypt and syria against israel, known alternatively as the yom kippur war or the ramadan war, was fought from october 6 to 25 mainly on arab.
October 1973 the arab israeli war by frank aker books on. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. In order to better predict future confrontations it is important, for us as a military, to understand the implications and consequences of these. Bar lev is a game of the 1973 arabisraeli war, referred to by the israelis as the war of atonement or the yom kippur war, and by the arabs as the war of ramadan. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. This war, or the third round in arab parlence, was the root cause of the 1973 war. Air forces military airlift command shipped 22,325 tons of tanks, artillery, ammunition, and supplies in c141 starlifter and c5 galaxy transport aircraft between 14. What military planners can learn from the 1973 arab. This week marks the fortyfourth anniversary of the beginning of the 1973 arabisraeli war. Causes of triumphs and failures david sousa, may 26 2014, 4872 views.
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