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    Yom Kippur War: Insights Into Operational Theory
    Yom Kippur War: Insights Into Operational Theory
    Yom Kippur War: Insights Into Operational Theory
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    Yom Kippur War: Insights Into Operational Theory

    By Major Richard H. Gribling

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    In 1973, Israel found itself fighting its fifth major war against its Arab neighbors since achieving independence 25 years previously. This was a war in which both sides designed their military strategies within the framework of the political limitations set down by the two superpowers: the United States and the Soviet Union. As a result, both sides attempted to design campaigns in which key engagements set the conditions for a successful political solution.
    This paper begins with a broad overview of the conflict. It discusses three characteristics of the operational level of war: centers of gravity, culminating points, and the linkage of means and ends. It then analyzes how these characteristics significantly shaped the course of this war for both opponents. Finally, this study concludes that victory is only achieved by designing campaigns based on positive aims. For this war, the positive aim was defeating the opponent's source of strength.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTannenberg Publishing
    Release dateAug 15, 2014
    ISBN9781782895862
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      Yom Kippur War - Major Richard H. Gribling

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      THE YOM KIPPUR WAR: INSIGHTS INTO OPERATIONAL THEORY

      BY MAJ RICHARD H. GRIBLING, USA.

      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      Contents

      TABLE OF CONTENTS 4

      ABSTRACT 5

      I — INTRODUCTION 6

      II — HISTORICAL OVERVIEW 7

      A. OPENING MOVES 8

      Southern Front 9

      Northern Front 11

      B. MAKE THE SYRIANS PAY 12

      C. SADAT AIDS ASSAD 14

      D. EGYPT’S FINAL GASP 16

      III — OPERATIONAL LESSONS 20

      A. Center of Gravity 20

      Arab Perspective 20

      Israeli Perspective 21

      Changing Conditions Effect Centers of Gravity 21

      B. Culminating Point 23

      Syrian Culmination 23

      Egyptian Culmination 24

      C. Linkage of Means and Ends 25

      Positive Aims 26

      Negative Aims 27

      IV — CONCLUSION 29

      REQUEST FROM THE PUBLISHER 36

      BIBLIOGRAPHY 37

      Books 37

      Manuals, Monographs, and Articles 37

      ABSTRACT

      THE YOM KIPPUR WAR: INSIGHTS INTO OPERATIONAL THEORY by MAJ Richard H. Gribling, USA.

      In 1973, Israel found itself fighting its fifth major war against its Arab neighbors since achieving independence 25 years previously. This was a war in which both sides designed their military strategies within the framework of the political limitations set down by the two superpowers: the United States and the Soviet Union. As a result, both sides attempted to design campaigns in which key engagements set the conditions for a successful political solution.

      This paper begins with a broad overview of the conflict. It discusses three characteristics of the operational level of war: centers of gravity, culminating points, and the linkage of means and ends. It then analyzes how these characteristics significantly shaped the course of this war for both opponents. Finally, this study concludes that victory is only achieved by designing campaigns based on positive aims. For this war, the positive aim was defeating the opponent's source of strength.

      I — INTRODUCTION

      In 1973, Israel found itself fighting its fifth major war against its Arab neighbors since achieving independence twenty-five years previously. This was a war in which both sides designed their military strategies within the framework of the political limitations set down by the two superpowers: the United States and the Soviet Union.

      The loss of the Sinai as a result of the 1967 War severely embarrassed Egypt as a nation and blocked her path to becoming the leader of the Arab world. Since the 1967 defeat, Egypt felt it had gained the sympathy of many foreign governments concerning its desire to restore the territories lost six years earlier.

      In large measure, the Arab strategy focused on the United States' policy toward Israel. By seizing the Israeli controlled Suez Canal and Golan Heights, Egypt and Syria would force the United States to make a choice "either

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