Sword and Shield of Zion

The Israel Air Force in the Arab–Israeli Conflict, 1948–2012

Nonfiction, History, Middle East, Israel
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Author: David Rodman ISBN: 9781782840855
Publisher: Sussex Academic Press Publication: October 1, 2013
Imprint: Sussex Academic Press Language: English
Author: David Rodman
ISBN: 9781782840855
Publisher: Sussex Academic Press
Publication: October 1, 2013
Imprint: Sussex Academic Press
Language: English

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 IAF’s experience in the Arab–Israeli conflict from the establishment of Israel in 1948 to the present day. It analyzes this experience through the prisms of maneuver warfare, attrition warfare, counterinsurgency warfare, special operations, and humanitarian operations. The book reviews the IAF’s performance in such wars as the 1967 Six-Day War, the 1969–70 War of Attrition, the 1973 Yom Kippur War, the 2006 Second Lebanon War, and the 2008–9 Gaza War.… The book also scrutinizes the IAF’s participation in major counterinsurgency campaigns and special operations, traces the air force’s 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 defenses and satellites. Up-to-date information on the IAF’s 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.

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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 IAF’s experience in the Arab–Israeli conflict from the establishment of Israel in 1948 to the present day. It analyzes this experience through the prisms of maneuver warfare, attrition warfare, counterinsurgency warfare, special operations, and humanitarian operations. The book reviews the IAF’s performance in such wars as the 1967 Six-Day War, the 1969–70 War of Attrition, the 1973 Yom Kippur War, the 2006 Second Lebanon War, and the 2008–9 Gaza War.… The book also scrutinizes the IAF’s participation in major counterinsurgency campaigns and special operations, traces the air force’s 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 defenses and satellites. Up-to-date information on the IAF’s 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.

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