"Yom Kippur War/October War Books " Topic

Hi Guys

This is a bit of a new era/theatre for me and would be most grateful of some book recommendations for this topic.

I am looking more at the conflict rather than the political issues surrounding this war. My preference would be easy reading with plenty of pictures
Thanks guys

Heights of Courage by Avigdor Kahalani

Sorry, I see you only wanted the '73 war. This is still a good book on the '67 war. :)

I recently read "Six Days in June" by Eric Hammel:

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I thought it did a good job of covering what was going on in the wider war, while also being full of first hand accounts on smaller actions.

Also had LOTs of information about how the IDF was formed and how it evolved into the force that fought the war.

I thought it was a really good book.

Michael B. Oren "Six Days of War: June 1967 and the Making of the Modern Middle East"

Abraham Rabinovich "The Yom Kippur War: The Epic Encounter That Transformed the Middle East".

If you want something light with pictures, you can't go wrong with the Ospreys: link
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These are very good wargaming references for both 1967 and 1973: link
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You might need to look for these through your local library or used book store. If you want something more after these, "Heights of Courage" is a great book about the Golan Heights: link ."On the Banks of the Suez" is a great book about the Suez front: link

The Yom Kippur War, by the Sunday Times Insight Team. Highly recommended.

Thanks for the suggestions guys and please keep them coming.

For now I have ordered the book "On the Banks of the Suez " as that is the very area I am looking at after ordering an initial supply of Egyptian T55s and Israeli M60s.

The other recommendations I will also look at in due course.

So thanks again

Mysteron,

What scale and manufacturer did you order the T55s and M60s?

They are the new Battlefront (M60s) . T55s from PSC .

15mm of course which is the scale I do my WW2 desert . WW2 Europe and Russia is 20mm for me .
Keeping it to 15mm means I can use my desert scenery and board .

"Michael B. Oren "Six Days of War: June 1967 and the Making of the Modern Middle East"

"Abraham Rabinovich "The Yom Kippur War: The Epic Encounter That Transformed the Middle East".

Those two are the best! Re-reading the Rabinovich book right now.

I recommend highly the Six Days of War by Michael Oren. Amazing book. Very well written with incite on the politics and policy of both sides…

I can second "six days of war" as an good book but it is about the six day war.

Big warning about the both 67 and 73 wars. It is hard to find unbiased authors who rely on both Arab and Israeli sources. So take things with a grain of salt or read multiple books to bet a better overall view of things.

Here is a tip, check out the citations in the book, if it does not cite official sources (archives) than just give it a pass. If it does see if it cites Israeli and Arab sources. That is a good sign. If it cites Israeli, Arab, Soviet and US sources than odds are it is going to give you a better overall view of events.

Elusive Victory by Trevor Duprey covers all the wars from 48 through Yom Kippur plus the intervening periods for background on the whys. It's OOP but there are copies out there…

It does violate the easy reading request but is considered a balanced viewpoint as he had good relationships with many of the players on all sides. At the time of publication, it was considered the definitive work on this subject.

Thanks guys. Lots more potential reading material.