In this Book
- The Watchman Fell Asleep: The Surprise of Yom Kippur and Its Sources
- Book
- 2005
- Published by: State University of New York Press
- Series: SUNY series in Israeli Studies
summary
Examines how Israel was caught by surprise in the opening stages of the 1973 Yom Kippur War. 'Based on many formerly undisclosed intelligence and military documents, the secret protocols of discussions on the eve of the war, and interviews with relevant figures, The Watchman Fell Asleep is a compelling account of Israel’s intelligence failure before the 1973 Arab attack known as the Yom Kippur War. The Hebrew version of this book was awarded the Tshetshik Prize for Strategic Studies on Israel’s Security in 2001, and the Israeli Political Science Association’s Best Book Award in 2002. Available here in English for the first time, Uri Bar-Joseph has crafted an authoritative explanation of the most traumatic event in Israel’s stormy history and one of the biggest strategic military surprises of the twentieth century.
Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgments
- pp. ix-x
- Introduction
- pp. 1-8
- Chapter 1 The War Decision
- pp. 11-14
- Chapter 8 The Next War Scenarios
- pp. 59-62
- Chapter 10
- pp. 81-102
- Chapter 11 Monday, October 1, 1973
- pp. 103-112
- Chapter 12 Tuesday, October 2, 1973
- pp. 113-118
- Chapter 13 Wednesday, October 3, 1973
- pp. 119-132
- Chapter 14
- pp. 133-140
- Chapter 15 Friday, October 5, 1973
- pp. 141-186
- Chapter 17 Surprise
- pp. 201-224
- Bibliography
- pp. 289-298
Additional Information
ISBN
9780791483121
DOI
MARC Record
OCLC
76786300
Pages
326
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No