Six-Day War Atlas

June 5, 1967. Israeli aircraft race toward Egyptian airfields at low altitude. Within hours, much of Egypt’s air force is destroyed on the ground. Fighting spreads across the Sinai Peninsula, the West Bank, Jerusalem, and the Golan Heights. Six days later, the map of the Middle East has been transformed. The Six-Day War Atlas lets you experience this remarkable conflict as it unfolded—moment by moment. Through interactive maps, original artwork, immersive narration, and richly connected historical narratives, follow the decisions, battles, and personalities that shaped six extraordinary days in June 1967. This is more than the story of a swift military victory. The war placed the Sinai Peninsula, Gaza Strip, West Bank, East Jerusalem, and Golan Heights under Israeli control, reshaping regional politics and creating questions of territory, security, refugees, borders, and sovereignty that remain central to the Middle East today. Explore the tensions that led to war, Egypt’s closure of the Straits of Tiran, the mobilization of Arab armies, Israel’s debate over whether to strike first, Operation Focus, the battles for Jerusalem and the Sinai, and the final struggle for the Golan Heights. Then discover how the war’s aftermath influenced later conflicts, peace agreements, Palestinian nationalism, Israeli settlement policy, and decades of diplomacy. Inside the Atlas • 35 historical moments following the crisis, fighting, and immediate aftermath • 25 historical figures, including Israeli and Arab commanders, political leaders, pilots, soldiers, and diplomats • 30 historic landmarks, including airfields, battlefields, fortifications, strategic passes, government buildings, and places central to the war • 25 in-depth stories exploring military strategy, political decisions, weapons, intelligence, diplomacy, and the war’s continuing legacy • 119 original illustrations created exclusively for the app Six Days That Changed the Middle East Follow the war from the opening air strikes through combat on three fronts. See how Israeli forces crossed the Sinai, fought their way into the Old City of Jerusalem, captured the West Bank, and climbed the fortified Golan Heights. Meet the people behind the headlines, including Levi Eshkol, Moshe Dayan, Yitzhak Rabin, Gamal Abdel Nasser, King Hussein, Hafez al-Assad, and the commanders and soldiers whose choices determined the course of the war. Powerful cross-references connect every moment, figure, landmark, and story, revealing how a decision in Cairo, Jerusalem, Amman, Damascus, Moscow, or Washington could alter events on the battlefield. Interactive Maps Every historical moment, landmark, and key figure appears where history happened. Explore Israel, Egypt, Jordan, Syria, the Sinai Peninsula, the West Bank, Jerusalem, and the Golan Heights through interactive maps and satellite imagery. Follow aircraft routes, armored advances, defensive lines, and the rapid movement of forces across multiple fronts. Listen as History Unfolds The Six-Day War Atlas isn’t just designed to be read—it’s designed to be experienced. Listen as each moment, story, and landmark comes alive through immersive narration. Follow events chronologically and understand not only what happened during those six days, but why the consequences continue to shape borders, diplomacy, security, and conflict across the Middle East. The fighting ended on June 10, 1967. Its consequences did not. History Atlas Collection History... as if you were watching it happen—moment by moment.