Israeli Special Forces (Power Series) [Paperback]

Samuel M. Katz (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Motorbooks Intl (February 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0879387157
• ISBN-13: 978-0879387150
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 7.9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #162,556 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Samuel Katz gets the info you won't see otherwise, October 28, 1999

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This review is from: Israeli Special Forces (Power Series) (Paperback)

Short and sweet, Samuel Katz is the man when it comes to finding information on special forces, especially the elite Israeli units. Alongside the British SAS, the Israeli special forces are the busiest in the world and in this book you get a clear, concise view of all of the major units that are out there. Simply put, this information is nowhere else. All of his books are worth tracking down and ordering, if not here, go to abebooks.com or bibliofind.com. It's money well spent.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars UNIQUE book on Israeli Special Forces, July 7, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Israeli Special Forces (Power Series) (Paperback)

For some time I have been interested in Israeli special Forces, but appropriate information were difficult to come by. This book offers adequate professional information on the subject, that, combined with great pictures and writter's appealing stile of writting, form an unique book. I found this book by accident in a bookstore, but if I knew about it sooner, I would certainly order it before.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars As good a look as the IDF will allow anyone., January 27, 2010

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This review is from: Israeli Special Forces (Power Series) (Paperback)

Good photos, both contemporary and historical. Entertaining text. But I can't get away from the feeling that we're only seeing what the Israeli Defense Forces wants us to see. The author's only first hand information is from his visits to units in basic training - i.e. before the men are even part of the units that they are trying to join. There's a lot of just plain praise. Maybe it's all true, but it is a little tiresome to hear repeatedly that this or that unit is the best, the toughest, the most select,... All in all, a nifty book that shows the impressive physical and mental achievement that goes into the the romance of Special Forces.

I liked best this quote from a special forces sergeant, "You'll get to spend hours freezing your ass off on the Syrian border."