NONFICTION BOOKS: "The Heights of Courage" by Avigdor Kahalani

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BOOK TITLE: "The Heights of Courage"
FULL TITLE: "The Heights of Courage: A Tank Leader's War On the Golan"
AUTHOR: Avigdor Kahalani
TYPE: Nonfiction
LANGUAGE: English
TRANSLATOR: nil
ILLUSTRATOR: nil
PUBLISHER: Steimatzky
PUBLICATION DATE: 1988
BINDING: Softcover
ISBN: B0007BZX90 (ASIN)

SYNOPSIS:
- Kahalani, commander of a tank battalion on the Golan Heights during the Yom Kippur War, describes this experience in The Heights of Courage. Beginning with a description of the initial Syrian offensive, he recounts the personal endeavors of his men, their fears and their ambitions, as well as their emotional and physical hardships. His stark account traces the efforts of the Israel Armored Corps as they struggle to overcome extreme difficulties and setbacks. The author describes their ultimate penetration into enemy territory and their approach to within forty kilometers of Damascus.

NONFICTION BOOKS: "A Warrior's Way" by: Avigdor Kahalani

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BOOK TITLE: "A Warrior's Way"
FULL TITLE: "A Warrior's Way - Israel's Most Decorated Tank Commander Relives His Greatest Battles"
AUTHOR: Avigdor Kahalani
TYPE: Nonfiction
LANGUAGE: English
TRANSLATOR: nil
ILLUSTRATOR: nil
PUBLISHER: S.P.I. Books
PUBLICATION DATE: 1993
BINDING: Softcover
ISBN: 1561-712-396

SYNOPSIS:
- In 1967 Avigdor Kahalani was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal for leading the relentless charge at the head of the first Armored Corps tank company which broke through Egyptian lines and advanced along the northern Sinai axis during the Six Day War. Following the 1973 Yom Kippur War, Kahalani was awarded the Medal of Valor, Israel's higest military citation for his courageous stand during the first critical days of the war at the head of a tiny force that engaged and fought to a standstill an overwhelming number of Syrian forces in fierce and bloody clashes on the Golan Heights. In this book written in 1989, Kahalani recounts the story of his years in uniform, during which he confronts difficulties, faces physical and mental challenges and overcomes obstacles.

Avigdor Kahalani was born in 1944 and is Leader of The Third Way Movement. In 1966 he was appointed Minister of Public Security in Israel's government.

NONFICTION BOOKS: "Duel For The Golan" by: Jerry Asher & Eric Hammel

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BOOK TITLE: "Duel For The Golan"
FULL TITLE: "Duel for the Golan: The 100-Hour Battle That Saved Israel "
AUTHOR: Jerry Asher & Eric Hammel
TYPE: Nonfiction
LANGUAGE: English
TRANSLATOR: nil
ILLUSTRATOR: nil
PUBLISHER: Pacifica Press - CA, USA
PUBLICATION DATE: 1987
BINDING: Hardcover
ISBN: 0935-553-525

SYNOPSIS:
- This is the story of the largest tank battle since World War II: Syria and its Iraqi and Jordanian allies lost some 1,450 tanks in the struggle for the Golan Heights in October 1973. The Israelis lost 250 and won the battle in four days. The combat scenes are well done, but the most interesting aspect of the book is the description of the emergency mobilization of the Israeli army amidst Yom Kippur observances and the improvisations necessary as the high command thrust units helter-skelter into battle. There is new information here about the Syrian buildup and the uneasy alliance between President Assad and Egyptian President Sadat. Asher (an Israeli) and Hammel (author of several military books) argue that despite Assad's assumption that his forces would be able to roll over Israeli positions before significant reinforcements arrived, the Syrian grand strategy was doomed from the start because of the planners' fears of possible political repercussions. Photos.
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.

NONFICTION BOOKS: "Adjusting Sights" by Haim Sabato

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BOOK TITLE: "Adjusting Sights"

AUTHOR: Haim Sabato

TYPE: Nonfiction

LANGUAGE: English

TRANSLATOR: Hillel Halkin (from Hebrew)

ILLUSTRATOR: nil

PUBLISHER: Toby Press

PUBLICATION DATE: 2003

BINDING: Hardcover

ISBN: 1902-881-702

SYNOPSIS:

- Young Haim is drafted reluctantly into the Yom Kippur War. As he experiences the agonies of battle, he talks himself into being an exemplary soldier as well as an observant Jew.