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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, the 196970 War of Attrition, the 1973 Yom Kippur War, the 2006 Second Lebanon War, and the 20089 Gaza War. The book also scrutinizes the IAFs participation in major counterinsurgency campaigns and special operations, traces the air forces experience with unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), which have occupied a very prominent place in air operations since the 1982 Lebanon War, and chronicles its experience with anti-aircraft defences and satellites. Up-to-date information on the IAFs bases, squadrons, and other infrastructure is provided as well. The book is based on personal visits to the IAF over the past few years, during which the author had the opportunity to tour bases, listen to lectures and briefings, and speak with numerous retired, reserve, and active duty officers.
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 Studies: Books on Israel, and Between War and Peace: Dilemmas of Israeli Security.
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, such as the rescue of Ethiopian Jewry, counterinsurgency campaigns, and the IAF's now vital role in air defense, including the Iron Dome anti-rocket system. The book concludes with a description of the IAF's possible future contributions to Israel's national security and will be of considerable value both for those interested in Israeli national security specifically and airpower generally.
Professor Chuck Freilich, former Deputy Israeli National Security Adviser The best available book on the transformation of the Israel Air Force from a small, ramshackle outfit into one of the world's best air forces. A must read.
Professor Efraim Karsh, King's College London, author, Palestine Betrayed
Professor Chuck Freilich, former Deputy Israeli National Security Adviser The best available book on the transformation of the Israel Air Force from a small, ramshackle outfit into one of the world's best air forces. A must read.
Professor Efraim Karsh, King's College London, author, Palestine Betrayed