About The Book

In "The Yom Kippur War: A Pivotal Victory for Israel," Uri Kaufman presents a stimulating and insightful account of the conflict that shaped the modern Middle East. As the 50th anniversary of the war approaches, Kaufman argues that despite the initial trauma and near defeat for Israel, the war ultimately became a pivotal victory. The Israeli Defense Force, after being on the brink of defeat, clawed its way back and threatened Cairo and Damascus. This forced both sides to accept new realities: Israel could no longer rely on military superiority, but the Arabs could no longer hope to wipe Israel off the map. Kaufman's book traces the impact of the war, from the resignation of Prime Minister Golda Meir to the subsequent investigations, and highlights the direct line from the battlefields of 1973 to the Camp David Accords and subsequent treaties. With endorsements from Senator Joseph I. Lieberman and Michael Oren, this definitive account of a critical moment in history is sure to find a permanent place on the Arab-Israeli bookshelf.