Uri R Kaufmann
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
The War was a trauma for Israel, a dangerous superpower showdown, and, following the oil embargo, a pivotal reordering of the global economic order. The Jewish State came shockingly close to defeat. A panicky cabinet meeting debated the use of nuclear weapons. After the war, Prime Minister Golda Meir resigned in disgrace,and a 9/11-style commission investigated the "debacle." But, argues Uri Kaufman, from the perspective of a half century, the War...