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Sword & Shield of Zion
David Rodman
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Description for Sword & Shield of Zion
Hardcover. Num Pages: 144 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 378.
The Israel Air Force (IAF) has accumulated as much battle experience as any air force in the world during the post-Second World War era, and it has recorded many outstanding accomplishments throughout a seemingly endless string of interstate wars, asymmetrical wars, counterinsurgency campaigns, and special operations. This book examines the IAFs experience in the ArabIsraeli conflict from the establishment of Israel in 1948 to the present day. It analyses this experience through the prisms of manoeuvre warfare, attrition warfare, counterinsurgency warfare, special operations, and humanitarian operations. The book reviews the IAFs performance in such wars as the 1967 Six-Day War, ... Read more
The Israel Air Force (IAF) has accumulated as much battle experience as any air force in the world during the post-Second World War era, and it has recorded many outstanding accomplishments throughout a seemingly endless string of interstate wars, asymmetrical wars, counterinsurgency campaigns, and special operations. This book examines the IAFs experience in the ArabIsraeli conflict from the establishment of Israel in 1948 to the present day. It analyses this experience through the prisms of manoeuvre warfare, attrition warfare, counterinsurgency warfare, special operations, and humanitarian operations. The book reviews the IAFs performance in such wars as the 1967 Six-Day War, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
377g
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
Brighton, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845195830
SKU
V9781845195830
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99-50
About David Rodman
David Rodman has written numerous articles, review essays, and book reviews on various aspects of the Arab-Israeli conflict for professional journals, including Middle Eastern Studies, The Journal of Strategic Studies, MERIA Journal, Israel Affairs, Defence Studies, and Air & Space Power Chronicles. He has also contributed chapters to Israel: From War to Peace?, Review Essays in Israel ... Read more
Reviews for Sword & Shield of Zion
A fascinating account of the Israel Air Force (IAF), one of the world's best air forces and the heart of Israel's national security. Rodman traces the history and performance of the IAF in the Six Day War and Yom Kippur War and the asymmetrical battles in Lebanon in 2006 and Gaza in 2008. He devotes special attention to humanitarian operations, ... Read more