09-10-2003, 11:12 PM
A must read, to understand H&D of middle East
[url="http://www.us-israel.org/jsource/History/73_War.html"]The Yom Kippur War[/url]
On October 6, 1973 â Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar â Egypt and Syria opened a coordinated surprise attack against Israel. The equivalent of the total forces of NATO in Europe were mobilized on Israel's borders. On the Golan Heights, approximately 180 Israeli tanks faced an onslaught of 1,400 Syrian tanks. Along the Suez Canal, fewer than 500 Israeli defenders were attacked by 80,000 Egyptians.
other links
[url="http://www.us-israel.org/jsource/History/1973toc.html"]http://www.us-israel.org/jsource/History/1973toc.html[/url]
[url="http://i-cias.com/e.o/yomkipwr.htm"]http://i-cias.com/e.o/yomkipwr.htm[/url]
[url="http://www.adl.org/ISRAEL/Record/yomkippur.asp"]http://www.adl.org/ISRAEL/Record/yomkippur.asp[/url]
[url="http://campus.northpark.edu/history/WebChron/MiddleEast/YomKippurWar.html"]http://campus.northpark.edu/history/WebChr...mKippurWar.html[/url]
[url="http://www.multied.com/Bio/people/dayan.html"]Moshe Dayan[/url]
[url="http://www.us-israel.org/jsource/History/73_War.html"]The Yom Kippur War[/url]
On October 6, 1973 â Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar â Egypt and Syria opened a coordinated surprise attack against Israel. The equivalent of the total forces of NATO in Europe were mobilized on Israel's borders. On the Golan Heights, approximately 180 Israeli tanks faced an onslaught of 1,400 Syrian tanks. Along the Suez Canal, fewer than 500 Israeli defenders were attacked by 80,000 Egyptians.
other links
[url="http://www.us-israel.org/jsource/History/1973toc.html"]http://www.us-israel.org/jsource/History/1973toc.html[/url]
[url="http://i-cias.com/e.o/yomkipwr.htm"]http://i-cias.com/e.o/yomkipwr.htm[/url]
[url="http://www.adl.org/ISRAEL/Record/yomkippur.asp"]http://www.adl.org/ISRAEL/Record/yomkippur.asp[/url]
[url="http://campus.northpark.edu/history/WebChron/MiddleEast/YomKippurWar.html"]http://campus.northpark.edu/history/WebChr...mKippurWar.html[/url]
[url="http://www.multied.com/Bio/people/dayan.html"]Moshe Dayan[/url]