6: 1973 Middle East | Peter and Dan Snow: 20th Century Battlefields

Duration: 58'25''

Synopsis

Peter and Dan Snow unpick the fighting that broke out in 1973. Known by some as the Yom Kippur War, it was the biggest military clash between Arabs and Israelis.

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