{"product_id":"the-eve-of-destruction-the-untold-story-of-the-yom-kippur-war-9780060014001","title":"The Eve of Destruction: The Untold Story of the Yom Kippur War","description":"\u003cp\u003eOn October 6, 1973--Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish calendar--the Arab world launched a bold and ingeniously conceived surprise attack against Israel. After three days of intense, bloody combat, an unprepared Israel was fighting for survival, while the Arabs, with massive forces closing in on the Jewish heartland, were poised to redeem the honor lost in three previous wars.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on declassified Israeli government documents and revealing interviews with soldiers, generals, and intelligence operatives on both sides of the conflict, \u003cem\u003eThe Eve of Destruction\u003c\/em\u003e weaves a suspenseful, eye-opening story of war, politics, and deception. It also tells the moving human tale of the men and women who fought to maintain love and honor as their lives and destinies were swept up in the Yom Kippur War.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlum, Howard:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eHoward Blum is the author of the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller and Edgar Award winner \u003cem\u003eAmerican Lightning\u003c\/em\u003e, as well as \u003cem\u003eWanted!\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Gold of Exodus\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eGangland\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Floor of Heaven, \u003c\/em\u003eand, most recently, a 2018 \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003eNotable Book\u003cem\u003e: In the Enemy's House\u003c\/em\u003e. Blum is a contributing editor at \u003cem\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/em\u003e. While at the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, he was twice nominated for a Pulitzer Prize for investigative reporting. He is the father of three children, and lives in Connecticut. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50491330101522,"sku":"9780060014001","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e2be44a8-a5df-45b9-a386-6e7ea7f88543.jpg?v=1730539150","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-eve-of-destruction-the-untold-story-of-the-yom-kippur-war-9780060014001","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}