The narrative chronicles the pivotal days surrounding the Yom Kippur War, detailing the military and political events that unfolded during this crucial period. It offers a day-by-day account, providing insights into the strategies and decisions that shaped the conflict, as well as the broader implications for the region. This comprehensive examination highlights the complexities of warfare and diplomacy during a significant moment in history.
Because of recent changes in the explicitly declared goals of Arabs in the Palestinian conflict, this book is of singular importance, and no scholar or expert on Middle East affairs can afford to ignore it. This work, by a scholar described as "the doyen of Israeli Arabists," is the result of vast research into the attitude of the Arabs toward Israel, manifested both in their declared, explicit aims and in ideological exegeses on the roots of the Palestinian problem. Approximately one hundred twenty books written by Arabs and the Arab press and radio are herein analyzed. Harkabi's searching examination is objective. His detection of consistent patterns in what at first seems amorphous is convincing. If there is such a thing as a science of political psychology, Harkabi is its master.