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Eighteen Days in October

The Yom Kippur War and How It Created the Modern Middle East

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Eighteen Days in October

De: Uri Kaufman
Narrado por: Jonathan Todd Ross
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October 2023 marks the fiftieth anniversary of the Yom Kippur War, a conflict that shaped the modern Middle East. The War was a trauma for Israel, a dangerous superpower showdown, and, following the oil embargo, a pivotal reordering of the global economic order. The Jewish State came shockingly close to defeat. A panicky cabinet meeting debated the use of nuclear weapons. After the war, Prime Minister Golda Meir resigned in disgrace, and a 9/11-style commission investigated the "debacle."

But, argues Uri Kaufman, from the perspective of a half century, the War can be seen as a pivotal victory for Israel. After nearly being routed, the Israeli Defense Force clawed its way back to threaten Cairo and Damascus. In the war's aftermath both sides had to accept unwelcome truths: Israel could no longer take military superiority for granted—but the Arabs could no longer hope to wipe Israel off the map. A straight line leads from the battlefields of 1973 to the Camp David Accords of 1978 and all the treaties since. Like Michael Oren's Six Days of War, this is the definitive account of a critical moment in history.

©2023 Uri Kaufman (P)2023 Tantor
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gripping history

M. Kaufman has written a concise and gripping account of a complex two-front war and of the diplomacy that ended it. He has done the invaluable service of challenging the conventional understanding of the war. I came to the book believing that Israel had suffered a moral, if not martial defeat, that Golda Meir had failed as a war time leader, and that Richard Nixon had proven to be a surprising but steadfast friend of Israel. Mr. Kaufman shows that none of these views is correct. He has given me new appreciation for PM Meir's excellence in guiding the Jewish state-- a woman in "orthopedic shoes" successfully standing up, at various times, against Soviet threats, American pressure, and, of course the combined Egyptian-Syrian onslaught.
Mr. Kaufman's always crisp prose occasionally soars to poetic heights, giving striking images of war's terrible beauty. He also has an admirable sense of humor, and his wit is enhanced by the narrator's excellent timing. Another of Mr. Kaufman's gifts is his ability to relate an anecdote that captures a historical figure in a few strokes.
This book is exceptional, a great work of scholarship that is also a page turner. it is worth your time.
I would add that, at the war's end, both Syria and Egypt were not only beaten but vulnerable to further devastating blows. In the fifty years since the war, neither nation has shown any interest in a sequel. Perhaps there is a lesson here for American policymakers who want to see quiet (peace is too tall an order) in the Middle East, that roughest of neighborhoods.

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Insights From Declassified Material

The example of the Yom Kippur war illustrates in fabulous detail why conversations between the generals [generally available only after those guys are dead and cannot manage the spin] is extremely helpful to understanding history.

The whitewashing of history with the spin from the politicians and top figures [Meir, Arafat, Assad, Breznev, Nixon/Haig/Kissinger, whose leadership failures were the primary cause of the war, in the first place] is something that can only be detailed with release of the insights like in this book, long after the fact.

In general a very simple truth always holds, "NEVER, EVER, EVER waste any time consuming pol statements or experts working for newsorgs at the time ... the ONLY thing that pols and experts know how to do is to LIE and spin the story ... the cureent news is ALWAYS worse than useless, because it is necessarily going to be a collection of toxic garbage from soothing liars, spun for misleading the public and misleadingly countering the spin of the misleaders.

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Thought provoking and entertaining

A twisting and turning account of the 1973 war. Very entertaining and provides a significant history of this important conflict.

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Was this a lesson learned?

This is an extraordinarily well written, well read and informative book! After reading about how unprepared Israel was in 1973 and comparing that lack of preparation to what happened on October 6, 2023, I am left with a concern that some lessons are not well learned and can be repeated to Israel's detriment. Regardless, this book is fantastic! 

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Ongoing regional issue

I liked the detail given to aid an understanding to the reader of a complex regional issue that may never happen until both peoples can live together inspite of religious differences compounded by land awarded by super powers that amounted to theft by those already living there.

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Great book, boring audio

The story and facts are very helpful to understanding the history of the Middle East conflict. a great read in that regard. However, the narration is very dry and it takes the reader about half the book to warm up and start sounding less mechancial.

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An extraordinary telling

Although I came to adulthood during the Yom Kippur War, I had no clue as to the details. This is an excellent telling of one of Israel’s greatest blunders and how they managed to snatch a victory out of near defeat.
It sheds light on the capabilities of Israeli defenses and should serve as a cautionary tale to those who want to engage in hostilities.

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An Excellent Story

A brilliant history lesson. Easy to follow and captivating. Our family enjoyed this presentation the story is very good and the presentation was easy to listen to.

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A Decent Account of the Yom Kippur War

Kaufman may be a repugnant individual, but the quality of his character is not reflected in his writing. Eighteen Days in October is a captivating, well-researched history of the Yom Kippur War. The text focuses heavily on the Israeli perspective during the conflict, including direct accounts from government figures and soldiers. My major complaint is that it would have been fascinating to include more firsthand accounts from the Syrians and Egyptians involved in the conflict. That aside, the text is an entertaining read on a brief but ferocious conflict.

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Gem of a book - highly recommended!

I've read many books about Israel's military history, and this is one of the best.
I can't believe it has so few ratings.

First, it is obviously very well researched, and includes facts that emerged only recently. It changed my perception of the Yom Kippur war. I thought of it as a disaster, but now I think of it differently. It also changed my perception of Golda Meir and many others.

Second, it is a well written book. I found it hard to stop listening when I had to get back to work. There are well written history books; and there are well written books, period. This one is of the latter category. Witty, engaging, informative, and with a point of view. Again great writing.

Third, very good descriptions of battles, you can follow along easily; and of personalities, the main characters in this drama. Hard to find both in the same book.

Lastly, I had been listening to this because of the 50 year anniversary of the Yom Kippur war,,, and then October 7 2023 happened. Listening to this helped me both appreciate the magnitude of what just happened by contrasting with 1973 (I learned from this book that in 18 days of war in 1973, 2,222 Israelis died, almost all soldiers; compared to about 1,300 in a single day, a large proportion of them civilian, in 2023) and it was somehow therapeutic, as Israel has been in bad spots before.

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