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Suny Series in Israeli Studies: Watchman Fell Asleep : The Surprise of Yom Kippur and Its Sources by Uri Bar-Joseph (2005, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherSTATE University of New York Press

ISBN-100791464822

ISBN-139780791464823

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Number of Pages326 Pages

Publication NameWatchman Fell Asleep : the Surprise of Yom Kippur and Its Sources

LanguageEnglish

SubjectMilitary / General, International Relations / General, World / Middle Eastern, Middle East / Israel & Palestine, Middle East / General

Publication Year2005

TypeTextbook

AuthorUri Bar-Joseph

Subject AreaPolitical Science, History

SeriesSuny Series in Israeli Studies

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight15.2 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2004-016830

Dewey Edition22

TitleLeadingThe

Grade FromCollege Graduate Student

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal956.04/8

Table Of ContentAcknowledgments Introduction Part I. The Egyptian War Decision and Its Implementation 1. The War Decision 2. Planning the Next War: Past Experience and the Main Problems Problem I: The Crossing of the Canal Problem II: Egyptian Air Inferiority Problem III: Inferiority in Armored Fighting 3. The Egyptian Deception Plan i. The Role of Deception in Egyptian War Planning ii. Passive Deception iii. Active Deception iv. Assessment of the Egyptian Deception 4. The Egyptian-Syrian War Coordination Part II. Israel Prepares for War 5. The Balance of Forces--the Israeli View 6. The Intelligence Conception and Its Sources i. The Conception ii. The Empirical Evidence 7. The Strategic Warning and Its Role in Israel's War Plans 8. The Next War Scenarios 9. The War Estimate: October 1972-August 1973 i. October 1972-April 1973 ii. April-May 1973 iii. June-August 1973 Part III. The Dynamics of an Intelligence Fiasco 10. August-September 1973 11. Monday, October 1, 1973 12. Tuesday, October 2, 1973 13. Wednesday, October 3, 1973 14. Thursday, October 4, 1973 15. Friday, October 5, 1973 16. Saturday, October 6, 1973, 0400 -1400 17. Surprise i. The Cabinet ii. The Canal Front iii. The Golan Front iv. The Air Force 18. The Cost of Being Caught Unprepared i. The Material Losses ii. The Psychological Impact of Surprise 19. The Causes of the Intelligence Failure i. Obstacles Unique to the Warning-Response Process ii. Bureaucratic Obstacles iii. Groupthinking iv. Psychological Obstacles at the Individual Level v. The Human Factor Notes Bibliography Index

SynopsisExamines how Israel was caught by surprise in the opening stages of the 1973 Yom Kippur War. Based on many formerly undisclosed intelligence and military documents, the secret protocols of discussions on the eve of the war, and interviews with relevant figures, The Watchman Fell Asleep is a compelling account of Israel's intelligence failure before the 1973 Arab attack known as the Yom Kippur War. The Hebrew version of this book was awarded the Tshetshik Prize for Strategic Studies on Israel's Security in 2001, and the Israeli Political Science Association's Best Book Award in 2002. Available here in English for the first time, Uri Bar-Joseph has crafted an authoritative explanation of the most traumatic event in Israel's stormy history and one of the biggest strategic military surprises of the twentieth century., Based on many formerly undisclosed intelligence and military documents, the secret protocols of discussions on the eve of the war, and interviews with relevant figures, The Watchman Fell Asleep is a compelling account of Israel's intelligence failure before the 1973 Arab attack known as the Yom Kippur War. The Hebrew version of this book was awarded the Tshetshik Prize for Strategic Studies on Israel's Security in 2001, and the Israeli Political Science Association's Best Book Award in 2002. Available here in English for the first time, Uri Bar-Joseph has crafted an authoritative explanation of the most traumatic event in Israel's stormy history and one of the biggest strategic military surprises of the twentieth century.

LC Classification NumberDS128.1.B36613 2005