The Middle East post-1945

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  Yom Kippur The First Attack 6 October 1973

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  Yom Kippur The First Attack 6 October 1973

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  In the build-up to the Yom Kippur War, the Israelis were placed under extreme American pressure not to launch a pre-emptive strike; something they had done, with devastating success, in 1967. Consequently, the Egyptians were able to take the initiative. When they launched their offensive across the Suez Canal on... More
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  Yom Kippur: Israeli Counterattacks 14–23 October 1973

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  Yom Kippur: Israeli Counterattacks 14–23 October 1973

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  The Israeli defences in Sinai took a severe pummelling in the first week of the war. The line of fortifications east of the Suez Canal had been repeatedly breached, but by 14 October, the Egyptian offensive had been repulsed, and, with the Syrian assault on the Golan Heights likewise stalled,... More
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  Yom Kippur: The Golan Heights 6–24 October 1973

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  Yom Kippur: The Golan Heights 6–24 October 1973

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  At the outset of their Golan Heights campaign, Syria had a 10:1 advantage in troop numbers, and a 5:1 advantage in tanks. As in Sinai, the first three days developed into a series of last ditch Israeli defensive operations, made all the more critical by the proximity of the action... More