Автор: Simon Dunstan Название: The Yom Kippur War 1973 (1) The Golan Heights Издательство: Osprey Publishing Год: 2003 ISBN: 978-1841762203 Серия: Campaign (Book 118) Язык: English Формат: epub Размер: 44 mb Страниц: 96 p.: ill.
At 13:45 hrs 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.
BACKGROUND TO WAR OPPOSING PLANS CHRONOLOGY OPPOSING ARMIES Syrian forces • Order of Battle: Syrian Army. October 1973 • Israeli forces • Order of Battle: Israeli Northern Command. October 1973 OPPOSING COMMANDERS Syrian commanders • Israeli commanders THE BATTLE FOR THE GOLAN The Syrian offensive • The Valley of Tears • The Israeli counter-attack AFTERMATH THE BATTLEFIELD TODAY FURTHER READING
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