This is the authoritative account of the Israeli Army's performance in the bitter Yom Kippur War of 1973, when Egyptian and Syrian armies suddenly attacked without warning forcing Israel into a desperate combined arms battle on two fronts.

Includes index.

Introduction -- Foreword -- The New Strategic Concept -- In Search of Solutions -- The Tangled Web -- Eyes Have They But They See Not -- Like a Wolf on the Fold -- The Onslaught (North) -- The Holding Action -- The Epic of the 7th Brigade -- The Counter-Attack -- The Break-In -- The Onslaught (South) -- On the Br-Lev Line -- An Opportunity Lost -- Decision in the Desert -- The Crossing - On the Other Side -- The Air and Naval War -- Lessons and Implications -- Index