Description: Further DetailsTitle: Yom Kippur War 1973Condition: NewSubtitle: Airpower in Israel's hardest-fought warISBN-10: 147285828XEAN: 9781472858283ISBN: 9781472858283Publisher: Osprey PublishingFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 08/15/2024Description: The story of the hardest-fought air war of the jet era, where highly trained Israeli air forces almost met their match against Egypt and Syria's high-tech MiGs and missiles.The Yom Kippur War, or October War of 1973 was perhaps the most intensive and savage air war in history. It pitted more than 300 Israeli combat aircraft – including modern US-built Phantoms and Skyhawks – against nearly 1,000 advanced Soviet-built jets from Egypt, Iraq, Libya, and Syria. During a war lasting just 19 days, each side flew an average of more than 1,000 sorties per day, and both sides lost around one-third of their aircraft.Veteran Middle East aviation historian Shlomo Aloni explains how, in contrast to the striking success of the Six-Day War, Israel’s prewar plans failed in 1973. Since the Six-Day War, Israel had modernized its air force and planned in detail for this air war. But the IDF underestimated the effectiveness of the latest Soviet air defense technology and doctrine, particularly the new SA-6 missile system.With archive photos, spectacular combat artwork, 3D diagrams, and maps, this book unravels the complexities of one of the fiercest air wars of modern times, and explains how Israel's eventual victory was achieved against the odds and at a grave cost.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: GBItem Height: 248mmItem Length: 184mmAuthor: Shlomo AloniIllustrator: Mads BangsøContributor: Mads Bangsø (Illustrated by)Genre: Law & PoliticsTopic: Military History, HistoryBook Series: Air CampaignRelease Year: 2024 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Publication Name: Yom Kippur War 1973
Title: Yom Kippur War 1973
Subtitle: Airpower in Israel's hardest-fought war
ISBN-10: 147285828X
EAN: 9781472858283
ISBN: 9781472858283
Release Date: 08/15/2024
Release Year: 2024
Country/Region of Manufacture: GB
Contributor: Mads Bangsø (Illustrated by)
Series: Air Campaign
Book Title: Yom Kippur War 1973 : Airpower in Israel's Hardest-Fought War
Number of Pages: 96 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Topic: Asia / General, Middle East / Israel & Palestine, Military / Aviation, Middle East / Egypt (See Also Ancient / Egypt)
Publication Year: 2024
Item Height: 0.2 in
Illustrator: Yes, Bangsø, Mads
Genre: History
Item Weight: 10.6 Oz
Author: Shlomo Aloni
Item Length: 9.8 in
Item Width: 7.3 in
Book Series: Air Campaign Ser.
Format: Trade Paperback
