{"product_id":"the-eve-of-destruction-the-untold-story-of-the-yom-kippur-war-isbn-9780060013998","title":"The Eve of Destruction: The Untold Story of the Yom Kippur War","description":"\u003cp\u003eOn October 6, 1973—Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish calendar—the Arab world launched a bold and ingeniously conceived surprise attack against Israel. After three days of intense, bloody combat, an unprepared Israel was fighting for survival, while the Arabs, with massive forces closing in on the Jewish heartland, were poised to redeem the honor lost in three previous wars.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on declassified Israeli government documents and revealing interviews with soldiers, generals, and intelligence operatives on both sides of the conflict, \u003cem\u003eThe Eve of Destruction\u003c\/em\u003e weaves a suspenseful, eye-opening story of war, politics, and deception. It also tells the moving human tale of the men and women who fought to maintain love and honor as their lives and destinies were swept up in the Yom Kippur War.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eThirty years ago, October 6, 1973, on Yom Kippur,  the holiest day of the Jewish calendar, the Arab world launched a bold and ingeniously conceived surprise attack against  Israel. After three  days  of intense, bloody combat, an unprepared Israel was fighting for survival, while the Arabs, with massive forces closing in on the Jewish heartland, were poised to redeem the honor lost in three previous wars.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on declassified Israeli government documents and revealing interviews with soldiers, generals, and intelligence operatives on both sides of the conflict, \u003cem\u003eThe Eve of Destruction\u003c\/em\u003e weaves a suspenseful, eye-opening story about war, politics, and deception. It also tells the moving human tale of the men and women who fought to maintain love and honor as their lives and destinies were swept up in the Yom Kippur War.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd for the first time, author Howard Blum uncovers the role of the Egyptian double agent whose masterfully woven plot nearly succeeded in toppling Israel.\u003cem\u003eThe Eve of Destruction\u003c\/em\u003e is not only a complex and fascinating story brimming with headline-making revelations and absorbing characters, it is also mandatory reading for those who want to understand what is happening today in the Middle East.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“Remarkable.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Remarkable....The Brigade [is] an illuminating addition to the annals of World War II.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“One of the most moving accounts of the war to appear in many decades.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44889054609637,"sku":"NP9780060013998","price":25.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780060013998.jpg?v=1730230408","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-eve-of-destruction-the-untold-story-of-the-yom-kippur-war-isbn-9780060013998","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}