The Yom Kippur War 1973: The Golan Heights and The Sinai
| Author | Simon Dunstan, Howard Gerrard |
| Publication information | Osprey Publishing, 2003, 96 pages |
| Abbreviation | ISBN 1841762202 |
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Narrative
On October 6, 1973, At 13:45PM, Israeli spotters in the observation post atop Mount Hermon saw Syrian gunners below them removing the camouflage nets from their guns.
Ten minutes later, shells began to rain down on Israeli positions all along the Golan: The Yom Kippur War had begun.
The shock Syrian attack caught the Israelis by surprise, and by the afternoon of October 7, a Syrian brigade was less than 10 kilometres from Lake Kinneret.
Simon Dunstan describes in detail how amid desperate and bitter fighting the Israeli forces managed to turn the tide on the Golan Heights.