Reddit reviews Arab MiGs. Volume 6: October 1973 War, Part 2

I would recommend the following combination:

• Six Days by Jeremy Bowen, which is providing the most balanced (and also 'easy to read') introduction to the backgrounds.
  
  
• Something similar can be said for The Origins of the Arab-Israeli Wars by Ritchie Ovendale. This is a rather 'light', but actually very clear, quite simply-written/easy to read overview, that's simply pointing out at most important backgrounds.
  
  
• Taking Sides, by Stephen Green. IMHO, this book - based on immense volumes of official US documentation, and examining the dealings between the USA and Israel in period 1947-1967 - should be a 'must read' for any serious student of Arab-Israeli Wars.
  
  Re. 'individual operations and battles': I'm foremost into studying air warfare, so can't offer any useful recommendations about ground warfare.
  
  For the Israeli aerial campaign in 1967, there is just one work I feel can... indeed: must really recommend. That's the little-known book The June 1967 Six-Day War, by Shlomo Aloni. (Note: sadly, the planned 'Volume B' of this book was never published, so no point in trying to find it.)
  
  The book in question is actually an English-translation of the book 'Like a Bolt out of Blue', published by the IDF/AF nearly 40 years - but in Hebrew only - and then updated with plenty of new info (interviews and, apparently, official documentation; though the latter is never clearly cited). It's a blow-by-blow account, discussing political backgrounds, military intentions and capabilities, planning, training, weapons used, units and aircraft involved, pilots etc., and then citing every single sortie flown by the IDF/AF on 5 June 1967, and its official results. It's heavily illustrated with help of maps and plenty of original photos.
  
  There is little to be said about this book, but that there's simply nothing better available in this regards (IDF/AF's Operation Focus).
  
  The sole 'weak spot' of Aloni's book is that it's entirely concentrating on the 'Operation Focus', and thus leaving out all other missions flown by the IDF/AF on that day (5 June 1967), or during the rest of that war. Means: while offering an unprecedentedly precise insight into that one operation, one might need a good translation of 'Like a Bolt out of Blue' if wanting to get a 'full picture' - or collect various of other articles and books published by Aloni in the last 15-20 years (in essence, he published a separate volume of practically every type in service with the IDF/AF through the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s).
  
  'Arab pendant' of that book so to say (i.e. books offering similar, in-depth insights into operations of involved Arab air forces) would be two equally little-known, quite recent books:
  
  
• Arab MiGs, Volume 2: Supersonic Fighters, 1956-1967
  
  
• Arab MiGs, Volume 3: the June 1967 War
  
  The first of these is offering an in-depth insight into the development of major Arab air forces during the decade prior to the June 1967 War. In this regards, it's extremely precise into explaining all the reasons for Arab defeat in that conflict - with help of official documentation, with help of interviews, but also third-hand sources. Its second half is providing unprecedentely detailed information on ORBATS, operational orders, capabilities and intentions of Arab air forces etc. prior to that war.
  
  The second is providing a blow-by-blow account of Egyptian, Iraqi, Jordanian and Syrian air forces during the June 1967 War. It is the first book ever to do so supported not only by narratives collected during hundreds of interviews, but also official documentation too (including a precise list of Egyptian losses during the June 1967 War).
  
  In regards of the October 1973 (i.e. Yom Kippour/Ramadan) War, I would recommend a similar combination:
  
  
• The Israeli AF in the Yom Kippur War, by Ra'anan Weiss (long-time co-author and publisher of some of Aloni's work). Now, sadly, this is a much too small work for this big war. And, it's actual centrepiece is the official IDF/AF list of losses for that war (provided in order of chronologically-organized tables, on day-to-day basis). But, it's the first ever I know about that is actually based on official documentation, and not the (for the Israelis) usual 'battlefield herritage' type of narrative. It's richly illustrated too, providing ORBATs, capabilities and intentions, maps etc. and literal hundreds of 'air combat stories' from involved pilots.
  
  However, that book was obviously 'rushed': it was prepared as Weiss' 'reaction' (indeed a sort of 'pre-emptive attack') on the following two volumes - and this is obvious from poor quality of its translation and editing (English is simply horrible), as well as its design in general.
  
  Namely, a much more comprehensive story about air warfare in 1973 is offered in two further volumes from the 'Arab MiGs' series:
  
  
• Arab MiGs, Volume 5: October 1973 War, Part 1
  
  
• Arab MiGs, Volume 6: October 1973 War, Part 2
  
  These two volumes are not only offering exclusive insights into the build-up of Arab air forces prior to the 1973 War (and then based on the usual mix of available official documentation and hundreds of interviews, plus some third-hand info), but also a very careful cross-examination of what 'Arab' sources have provided and what 'Israeli' sources (including dozens of books and articles, between them Weiss' book published above) have provided. And then both volumes are providing blow-by-blow accounts of the air war, organized in chronological fashion ('Part 1' covers the first three days of the 1973 War; 'Part 2' the entire story until the Israeli-Syria cease-fire in May 1974).
  
  Obviously, authors of 'Arab MiGs' series are not limited by Israeli military censorship, so they discussed not only the directly-related-topics, or such issues like political backgrounds, capabilities, intentions, ORBATs (supported by excellent maps), but also the impact of Israeli nuclear weapons (including Jericho SSMs) on the flow of this air war. AFAIK, this alone is an entirely new approach to this topic (at least I haven't seen this air war discussed from that aspect anywhere else so far). Of course, they're also discussing formations used by both sides, armament (and its impact), electronic warfare, camouflage patterns etc.
  
  That's about what comes to my mind right away. I guess I could offer more recommendations if there are more specific questions regarding what exactly are you looking for.

The whole Arab Migs provides a rather good overview of the several wars and conflicts from the perspetive of Arab airforces.

Taking Sides provides a good overview of america's relationship with Israel

Arabs at war provides a military effectiveness overview but it is extremely biased towards Israel