Inside Israel's Northern Command: The Yom Kippur War On The Syrian Border (foreign Military Studies)

Synopsis

Part I: Preparation For War; Syria Wants War -- Kachol Lavan (blue And White) Alert -- Operational Planning -- Preparations: Regular Service Forces-air Force-armored Corps -- The Final Road To War -- Part Ii: From Desperate Holding To An Offensive Towards Damascus; Halting The Syrian Attack -- The Fall Of The Hermon Outpost -- Defensive: The Morning Of October 7 To The Morning Of October 8 -- The Attempt To Capture The Hermon On October 8 -- The Syrian Army: From Penetration To The Depths Of The Golan Heights To The Delay In The Eastern Defensive Alignments -- The Counterattack, October 8-10 -- The Breakthrough Into Syrian Territory October 11-12 -- The Breaktrhrough, The Threat On Damascus, And The Battles Against The Expeditionary Forces -- Operation Kinuach (dessert) Recapturing The Hermon -- Part Iii: Operating The Command Systems At War; The General Staff Branch -- Intelligence -- Artillery -- Field Engineering -- Air Force -- Logistics -- Ordnance -- Medical Corps -- Military Police -- Adjutant Branch -- Signal Control And Communications -- Quantitative Summary Of The War On The Northern Front. Edited By Brigadier General Dani Asher, Idf (ret.). Includes Bibliographical References (pages 699-701).