Blood and Sand; Thirty years after a seminal war, two books examine its causes and effects. From: The Washington Post | Date: February 29, 2004| Author: Reviewed by Michael B. Oren | Copyright 2004 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

THE EVE OF DESTRUCTION

The Untold Story of the Yom Kippur War

By Howard Blum. HarperCollins. 350 pp. $25.95

THE YOM KIPPUR WAR

The Epic Encounter That Transformed the Middle East

By Abraham Rabinovich. Schocken. 543 pp. $27.50

On Oct. 6, 1973, at precisely 2 o'clock in the afternoon, the Middle East exploded. The armies of Egypt and Syria launched massive simultaneous attacks against Israeli forces in the Sinai desert and the Golan Heights. The Israe...

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