Chapter 1 The War Decision

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter ii
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction 1
5. The Egyptian War Decision and Its Implementation
6. The War Decision 11
7. Planning the Next War: Past Experience and the Main Problems 15
8. The Egyptian Deception Plan 25
9. The Egyptian-Syrian War Coordination 33
10. Israel Prepares for War
11. The Balance of Forces—the Israeli View 39
12. The Intelligence Conception and Its Sources 45
13. The Strategic Warning and Its Role in Israel’s War Plans 53
14. The Next War Scenarios 59
15. The War Estimate: October 1972–August 1973 63
16. The Dynamics of an Intelligence Fiasco
17. August–September 1973 81
18. Monday, October 1, 1973 103
19. Tuesday, October 2, 1973 113
20. Wednesday, October 3, 1973 119
21. Thursday, October 4, 1973 133
22. Friday, October 5, 1973 141
23. Saturday, October 6, 1973, 0400–1400 187
24. Surprise 201
25. The Cost of Being Caught Unprepared 225
26. The Causes of the Intelligence Failure 235
27. Notes 253
28. Bibliography 289
29. Index 299