Eve of Destruction

<p>On October 6 1973--Yom Kippur the holiest day of the Jewish calendar--the Arab world launched a bold and ingeniously conceived surprise attack against Israel. After three days of intense bloody combat an unprepared Israel was fighting for survival while the Arabs with massive forces closing in on the Jewish heartland were poised to redeem the honor lost in three previous wars.</p><p>Based on declassified Israeli government documents and revealing interviews with soldiers generals and intelligence operatives on both sides of the conflict <em>The Eve of Destruction</em> weaves a suspenseful eye-opening story of war politics and deception. It also tells the moving human tale of the men and women who fought to maintain love and honor as their lives and destinies were swept up in the Yom Kippur War.</p>