Chaim Herzog - The War of Atonement

The
War of
Atonement

To those whose self-sacrifice
saved their country

Chaim Herzog

New Introduction by Brigadier General (IDF ret.) Michael Herzog

A Greenhill Book

Published in 1998 and 2003 by Greenhill Books, Lionel Leventhal Limited www.greenhillbooks.com

This edition published in 2018 by

Frontline Books

An imprint of

Pen & Sword Books Ltd

Yorkshire, S70 2AS

Copyright Chaim Herzog, 1975

Introduction Michael Herzog, 2018

ISBN: 978-1-52671-371-1

eISBN: 978-1-52671-373-5

Mobi ISBN: 978-1-52671-372-8

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Publishing History

The War of Atonement was first published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson, London, in 1975 and was reproduced complete and unabridged, with an Introduction by Michael Herzog, in 1998 by Greenhill Books. Michael Herzog has updated his Introduction for this 2018 Frontline paperback edition. Maps are by Carta, Jerusalem, and photographs are courtesy of the Israel Government Press Office, and are reproduced from the original edition.

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Deployment of Forces, Saturday 6 October (North)

Maximum Syrian Penetration, Sunday 7 October

Israeli Counter-Attack Reaches Purple Line, Wednesday 10 October

The Break Through

Deployment of Forces, Saturday 6 October (South)

Israeli Attack on Egyptian Bridgeheads, 7 & 8 October

The Israeli Crossing

Israeli Advance West of the Canal and Cease-Fire Line

The Naval Theatre

Maj.-Gen. Dan Laner

Brig.-Gen. Moshe (Mussa) Peled

Generals Dayan and Hofi with troops

Maj.-Gen. Hofi, Lieut.-Gen. Bar Lev and Maj.-Gen. Mordechai Hod

Maj.-Gen. Benjamin Peled

Maj.-Gen. (Raful) Eytan

Rear Admiral Benjamin Telem

Israeli armour in the Golan Heights

Syrian tanks

General Adan (Bren), General Elazar and General Magen

General Adan (Bren) consulting with a Brigade Commander

Generals Gonen, Elazar and Weizman

Maj.-Gen. (Albert) Mandler briefing the Chiefs-of-Staff

Colonel (now Brigadier) Danny Matt

Maj.-Gen. Ariel Sharon

Isreali troops near Ismailia

Breach in the Isreali rampart on the Suez Canal

Israeli tanks

The original edition of The War of Atonement (1975) contained names of Israeli commanders and numbers of IDF units modified by the author due to censorship considerations. These considerations no longer apply. This addendum provides the correct names (in alphabetic order) and numbers, including reference to the context in which they appear in the book.