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The Yom Kippur War in 10 Minutes
Experience the moment the world stood still in our episode on the Yom Kippur War of 1973, a conflict that brought the Cold War superpowers to the brink of nuclear confrontation. In this installment, we unpack the sheer shock of October 6, when a coalition of Arab states led by Egypt and Syria launched a massive, coordinated surprise attack on the holiest day of the Jewish calendar. We'll dive into the harrowing first 48 hours, where Israeli defenses in the Sinai and the Golan Heights were nearly overwhelmed, shattering the myth of invincibility that had persisted since 1967.
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