Eighteen Days in October - The Yom Kippur War and How It Created the Modern Middle East

One of Financial Times'' Best History Books of 2023

"Pacy and enthralling." -Financial Times

"Impressive...an excellent work of history." -Commentary

"Tells the story brilliantly." -Senator Joseph I. Lieberman

"Stimulating and insightful...will no doubt find a permanent place on the Arab-Israeli bookshelf." -Michael Oren, New York Times bestselling author of Six Days of War

October 2023 marks the 50th 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.-

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