The Israelis, however, have paid a heavy…
1973 CE
In three weeks, they have lost two thousand five hundred and twenty-three personnel, two and a half times as many, proportionally speaking, as the United States has lost in the ten years of the Vietnam war.
The war has had a devastating effect on Israel's economy and is followed by savage austerity measures and drastically reduced living standards.
For the first time, Israelis witness the humiliating spectacle of Israeli prisoners, heads bowed, paraded on Arab television.
Also, for the first time captured Israeli hardware was exhibited in Cairo.
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