Sword and Shield of Zion

David Rodman

Sword and Shield of Zion
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press
Country
United Kingdom
Published
1 July 2014
Pages
168
ISBN
9781845196530

Sword and Shield of Zion

David Rodman

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 manoeuvre 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 scrutinises 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 defences 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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