Herzog re-creates Israel's turbulent military history from the 1948 Civil War in Palestine to the 1982 war in Lebanon. 100 photographs, 50 maps.
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"The best single-volume history of the Arab-Israeli wars." --The New York Times
"A volume that anyone who wants to understand what Israel has endured will have to read." --The New York Times Book Review
"Masterly and all-embracing." --John Keegan, Sunday Times
“Lucid, remarkably fair minded.” –Business Week
“Masterly.” –Los Angeles Times Book Review
"A volume that anyone who wants to understand what Israel has endured will have to read." --The New York Times Book Review
"Masterly and all-embracing." --John Keegan, Sunday Times
“Lucid, remarkably fair minded.” –Business Week
“Masterly.” –Los Angeles Times Book Review
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Herzog re-creates Israel's turbulent military history from the 1948 Civil War in Palestine to the 1982 war in Lebanon. 100 photographs, 50 maps.
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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good book, who has interest in the military tactics,
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This review is from: The Arab-Israeli Wars: War and Peace in the Middle East from the War of Independence through Lebanon (Paperback)
The author sketches the army attacks by giving the precise locations and the minute details of the troops, which may be boring for the people who wanted the essence of those attacks. But still the author has to be appreciated for the pain he took to explain each and every detail. I have never read any article, which explains in detail of the Entebbe attack, which the best commando attack in the last century. For that itself, this book is worth reading.
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
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An excellent military account of the Arab-Israeli wars,
By steven j forsberg (Houston, Texas) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Arab-Israeli Wars: War and Peace in the Middle East from the War of Independence through Lebanon (Paperback)
This book is a concise summary of the military actions that make up the Arab-Israeli wars up until the mid 1980s. Herzog has written a well researched and balanced account of what the military strategists were thinking, what men and equipment they had, and how their plans played out in real life. Only the minimum of political and diplomatic overview is given, this book is primarily about generals, tanks and airplanes, and unit combat. If you are interested in the nuts and bolts of how the wars were fought, this is the book for you. Wargamers and those seriously interested in the "hows" of warfighting would have to dig very long and deep to come up with this books detailed descriptions of units and outcomes.
17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
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First rate reading,
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This review is from: The Arab-Israeli Wars: War and Peace in the Middle East from the War of Independence through Lebanon (Paperback)
I have read Mr Herzog's book at least 10 times and highly recommend it to anyone wanting to gain a solid understanding of the Arab-Israeli Wars. The author explains many of the behind the scene wranglings, misconceptions and intelligence gaffes that affected the outcome of each conflict. Highly recommended!
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As Britain prepared to withdraw her forces in May 1948, and as the Jewish community in Palestine braced itself for the inevitable Arab onslaught, there emerged a factor that was to influence Israel's military considerations throughout the initial part of the War of independence. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
preconstructed bridge, brigade reconnaissance unit, armoured task force, divisional reconnaissance unit, armoured brigade, police fortress, armoured battalion, missile umbrella, first truce, armoured battle, armoured forces, paratroop forces, paratroop brigade, commando battalion, northern axis, second truce, parachute brigade, armoured division, mechanized brigade, armoured attack, paratroop battalion, armoured infantry, twenty tanks, lateral road, armoured units Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Suez Canal, Israeli Air Force, Israel Defence Forces, Arab Legion, United Nations, Chief of Staff, Golan Heights, United States, Tel Aviv, War of Independence, Old City, Soviet Union, King Hussein, Prime Minister, Minister of Defence, Six Day War, Southern Command, Abu Ageila, Third Army, Mitla Pass, General Staff, President Sadat, Middle East, Gulf of Suez, Sharm El-Sheikh New!
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As Britain prepared to withdraw her forces in May 1948, and as the Jewish community in Palestine braced itself for the inevitable Arab onslaught, there emerged a factor that was to influence Israel's military considerations throughout the initial part of the War of independence. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
preconstructed bridge, brigade reconnaissance unit, armoured task force, divisional reconnaissance unit, armoured brigade, police fortress, armoured battalion, missile umbrella, first truce, armoured battle, armoured forces, paratroop forces, paratroop brigade, commando battalion, northern axis, second truce, parachute brigade, armoured division, mechanized brigade, armoured attack, paratroop battalion, armoured infantry, twenty tanks, lateral road, armoured units Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Suez Canal, Israeli Air Force, Israel Defence Forces, Arab Legion, United Nations, Chief of Staff, Golan Heights, United States, Tel Aviv, War of Independence, Old City, Soviet Union, King Hussein, Prime Minister, Minister of Defence, Six Day War, Southern Command, Abu Ageila, Third Army, Mitla Pass, General Staff, President Sadat, Middle East, Gulf of Suez, Sharm El-Sheikh New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Nixon in the White House: The Frustration of Power by Rowland Evans Jr. in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Diary of the Sinai Campaign (A Da Capo paperback) by Moshe Dayan on page 122, and Back Matter
- Middle East Review: All the Central Asia States of the Former USSR, Plus Countries Such as Libya, Egypt and Algeria by Hunter Publishing in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Yom Kippur War by Insight Team of the London Sunday Times in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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- The Two O'Clock War: The 1973 Yom Kippur Conflict and the Airlift That Saved Israel by Walter J. Boyne on 7 pages
- The Yom Kippur War: And the Airlift Strike That Saved Israel by Walter J. Boyne on 7 pages
- The Albatross of Decisive Victory: War and Policy Between Egypt and Israel in the 1967 and 1973 Arab-Israeli Wars (Contributions in Military Studies) by George W. Gawrych on page 123, page 196, and Back Matter
- The Twilight of British Ascendancy in the Middle East by Daniel Silverfarb in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Inadvertent Escalation: Conventional War and Nuclear Risks (Cornell Studies in Security Affairs) by Barry R. Posen on page 49, and Back Matter
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