The Yom Kippur War : And the Airlift Strike That Saved Israel

Rating:
Summary: Fast Paced and Politically Insightful
Review: I just finished reading "The Two O'Clock War." I enjoyed the "behind the scenes" coverage of the mighty US Air Lift that enabled Israel to continue in the fight to secure a place at the negotiating table when the tank cannons would be silenced on the Golan and in the Sinai! I learned a lot about Kissinger, Nixon and the US's attitude toward the "Oil Weapon" as it relates to Israel. I also chuckled over the author's seemingly anti-Sharon stance all throughout the book! Though the author has little to praise "Arik" Sharon for, he concludes with the statement that Sharon is the kinda guy you want fighting with you and not against you. It is kinda a "can't live with em...can't live without em..." situation. The book is worth the read and the Epilouge itself is worth the price of the book. I thought that Boyne made too much about the US going to DEFCON III. It seemed a bit over the top! Buy it, read it, learn from it! Four Stars (He could have had much more about the US Airlift from the perspective of the USAF).

Rating:
Summary: Fast Paced and Politically Insightful
Review: I just finished reading "The Two O'Clock War." I enjoyed the "behind the scenes" coverage of the mighty US Air Lift that enabled Israel to continue in the fight to secure a place at the negotiating table when the tank cannons would be silenced on the Golan and in the Sinai! I learned a lot about Kissinger, Nixon and the US's attitude toward the "Oil Weapon" as it relates to Israel. I also chuckled over the author's seemingly anti-Sharon stance all throughout the book! Though the author has little to praise "Arik" Sharon for, he concludes with the statement that Sharon is the kinda guy you want fighting with you and not against you. It is kinda a "can't live with em...can't live without em..." situation. The book is worth the read and the Epilouge itself is worth the price of the book. I thought that Boyne made too much about the US going to DEFCON III. It seemed a bit over the top! Buy it, read it, learn from it! Four Stars (He could have had much more about the US Airlift from the perspective of the USAF).