[The Blitherer]

I didn't know about that. Do you know of any good reading that would have details on that battle?

[Vn_survivor_67-68]

here's a good place to start:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%22operation+nickel+grass%22&btnG=Google+Search

[Always A Marine]

I didn't know about that. [the 1973 battle for the Golan Heights]. Do you know of any good reading that would have details on that battle?

There are several excellent books detailing the history of the 1973 Yom Kippur War, in which Egypt and Syria simultaneously launched a surprise invasion that almost overwhelmed Israel. For a specific study of the desperate battle in the Golan Heights, look for Duel for the Golan: The 100-Hour Battle That Saved Israel by Jerry Asher and Eric Hammel. (I got to know Eric Hammel after Beirut; he is a prolific and first-rate military historian.) And the web contains numerous leadership studies and accounts from that battle, which is studied throughout the world. Heroic small unit leadership carried the day for the IDF -- and saved the State of Israel from annihilation.