On October 6th 1973, the Middle East was shaken by the biggest war it had ever seen. A war that should have been the last one, and that forever changed the region.

October 6, 1973. Arab states led by Egypt and Syria launched a surprise invasion and nearly overran Israel during the holiest day of the Jewish calendar: Yom Kippur. The story is told through the eyes of three characters, whose lives were thrown into the heart of battle and its intoxicating, addictive effects as well as its absurdities.—Series Mania

On 6 October 1973 Egypt and Syria launched a surprise attack on Israel, taking advantage of Israelis observing the holiday of Yom Kippur. An area of strategic importance was the Golan Heights, on the border of Israel and Syria. We see this crucial battle unfold through the eyes of a few Israeli combatants.—grantss