This book examines the development, deployment and design of armoured vehicles during the Middle East wars of the late 20th century. Operation ‘Kadesh’, the Six-Day War and the Yom Kippur war are all covered. Vehicle colours and markings are shown in full colour artwork.
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Steven Zaloga is a senior analyst for Teal Group Corp., an aerospace consulting firm. His professional specialization is the commercial and technological aspects of the international trade in missiles, precision guided munitions, and unmanned aerial vehicles. He also serves as an adjunct staff member with the Institute for Defense Analyses, a federal think-tank.
Mr. Zaloga has published numerous books and articles on military technology and military history. His books have been translated into Japanese, German, Polish, Czech, Romanian, and Russian. He has been a special correspondent for "Jane's Intelligence Review" and is on the executive board of the "Journal of Slavic Military Studies". From 1987 through 1992, he was the writer/director for Video Ordnance Inc., preparing their TV series "Firepower" that aired on The Discovery Channel in the US.
Mr. Zaloga was born in 1952 and received his BA in history from Union College, Schenectady, NY. He received an MA in history from Columbia University specializing in modern East European history, and did graduate research and language study at Uniwersitet Jagiellonski in Krakow, Poland.
Mr. Zaloga has published numerous books and articles on military technology and military history. His books have been translated into Japanese, German, Polish, Czech, Romanian, and Russian. He has been a special correspondent for "Jane's Intelligence Review" and is on the executive board of the "Journal of Slavic Military Studies". From 1987 through 1992, he was the writer/director for Video Ordnance Inc., preparing their TV series "Firepower" that aired on The Discovery Channel in the US.
Mr. Zaloga was born in 1952 and received his BA in history from Union College, Schenectady, NY. He received an MA in history from Columbia University specializing in modern East European history, and did graduate research and language study at Uniwersitet Jagiellonski in Krakow, Poland.
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Excellent overview of armoured combat in the Middle East,
By moviemusicbuff (Walnut, CA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Armour of the Middle East Wars 1948-78 (Vanguard) (Paperback)
Steven Zaloga does a great job of describing the 1948, 1956, 1967, 1973 conflicts in the Middle East in just 40 pages of text. He gives a brief description of the battles which took place, and the performances of the AFVS used by both sides in the battle. I was most interested in the big tank battles which took place both in the 1967 and the 1973 Arab-Israeli wars. Zaloga does not disappoint -- he gives a brief yet detailed synopsis of what took place.The colored plates are good but not as well-done as those by Jim Laurier in later Zaloga books. However, if you're looking for a brief yet comprehensive treatment of the Arab-Israeli wars, with an emphasis on the tank battles, this is the book for you. Highly recommended! You may want to look into other books by Zaloga, such as the T54-55 tanks and the British Centurion Tank. These books go into more detail of how the particular AFVs used in combat fared in the Arab-Israeli wars.
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The troubled lands of the Middle East have seen a major war in each decade since the end of the Second World War, and scores of border incidents, guerilla attacks and retaliatory raids. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
brigade insignia, armoured trucks, turret sides, armoured brigade, armoured cars, right fender, armoured units, tank battalion Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Golan Heights, Suez Canal, Arab Legion, Abu Ageila, Egyptian Army, Middle East, Gaza Strip, United Nations, Armoured Corps, Jebel Libni, Mitla Pass, Ugda Sharon, Ugda Tal, Chinese Farm, Israeli Air Force, Purple Line, Reserve Armd, Second World War, Southern Command, Syrian Army, Arab League, Barak Bde, King Hussein, Port Said, Ugda Yoffe New!
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The troubled lands of the Middle East have seen a major war in each decade since the end of the Second World War, and scores of border incidents, guerilla attacks and retaliatory raids. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
brigade insignia, armoured trucks, turret sides, armoured brigade, armoured cars, right fender, armoured units, tank battalion Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Golan Heights, Suez Canal, Arab Legion, Abu Ageila, Egyptian Army, Middle East, Gaza Strip, United Nations, Armoured Corps, Jebel Libni, Mitla Pass, Ugda Sharon, Ugda Tal, Chinese Farm, Israeli Air Force, Purple Line, Reserve Armd, Second World War, Southern Command, Syrian Army, Arab League, Barak Bde, King Hussein, Port Said, Ugda Yoffe New!
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