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An Army Like No Other

Author : Haim Bresheeth-Zabner
Publisher : Verso Books
ISBN 13 : 1788737849
Total Pages : 449 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (887 download)

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Download or read book An Army Like No Other written by Haim Bresheeth-Zabner and published by Verso Books. This book was released on 2020-08-25 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A history of the IDF that argues that Israel is a nation formed by its army. The Israeli army, officially named the Israel Defence Forces (IDF), was established in 1948 by David Ben-Gurion, Israel's first prime minister, who believed that 'the whole nation is the army'. In his mind, the IDF was to be an army like no other. It was the instrument that might transform a diverse population into a new people. Since the foundation of Israel, therefore, the IDF has been the largest, richest and most influential institution in Israel's Jewish society and is the nursery of its social, economic and political ruling class. In this fascinating history, Bresheeth charts the evolution of the IDF from the Nakba to the continued assaults upon Gaza, and shows that the state of Israel has been formed out of its wars. He also gives an account of his own experiences as a young conscript during the 1967 war. He argues that the army is embedded in all aspects of daily life and identity. And that we should not merely see it as a fighting force enjoying an international reputation, but as the central ideological, political and financial institution of Israeli society. As a consequence, we have to reconsider our assumptions on what any kind of peace might look like.

We Were Caught Unprepared

Author : Matt M. Matthews
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1437923046
Total Pages : 105 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (379 download)

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Download or read book We Were Caught Unprepared written by Matt M. Matthews and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2011 with total page 105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a print on demand edition of a hard to find publication. The fact that the outcome of the 2006 Hezbollah-Israeli War was, at best, a stalemate for Israel has confounded military analysts. Long considered the most professional and powerful army in the Middle East, with a history of impressive military victories against its enemies, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) emerged from the campaign with its enemies undefeated and its prestige tarnished. This historical analysis of the war includes an examination of IDF and Hezbollah doctrine prior to the war, as well as an overview of the operational and tactical problems encountered by the IDF during the war. The IDF ground forces were tactically unprepared and untrained to fight against a determined Hezbollah force. ¿An insightful, comprehensive examination of the war.¿ Illustrations.

Shield of David: The Story of Israel’s Armed Forces

Author : Yigal Allon
Publisher : Plunkett Lake Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 406 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Shield of David: The Story of Israel’s Armed Forces written by Yigal Allon and published by Plunkett Lake Press. This book was released on 2019-08-09 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shield of David tells the history of the Jews’ armed forces from the Palestine Yishuv’s first efforts at self-defense in the early 1900s, under the Ottoman Empire and the British Mandate, during Israel’s 1948 War of Independence, the 1956 Suez Campaign and until the 1967 Six-Day War. “In recent years, most particularly since the Six-Day War of June 1967, people throughout the world have asked themselves how it happened that the Israel Defence Forces won so resounding a victory over the Arab armies. What suddenly endowed the Jewish people — traditionally non-martial — with such impressive military skills? What is the secret of the prowess of Israeli soldiers, airmen and sailors? The answer, of course, is that nothing happens ‘suddenly’; that the modern story of Jewish self-defence in the Land of Israel dates back some eighty years, and is the result of the commitment and dedication to national survival of many men and women — most of whom, seeking no publicity, received none. This book is my attempt to tell part of that little-known story — as simply, briefly and clearly as possible.” — Yigal Allon, Author’s Note, 1970

The Making of Israel's Army

Author : Yigal Allon
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Making of Israel's Army written by Yigal Allon and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Immigration - Israelske Frihedskrig 1947-48 - Jom Kippur - Yom - Haganah - Haifa - Galilæa - Negev - Hebron - Gaza - Sinaikrigen 1956 - Syrien - Ægypten - Jordan - Libanon - Seksdageskrigen 1967

The Military and Militarism in Israeli Society

Author : Edna Lomsky-Feder
Publisher : State University of New York Press
ISBN 13 : 0791493415
Total Pages : 334 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (914 download)

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Book Synopsis The Military and Militarism in Israeli Society by : Edna Lomsky-Feder

Download or read book The Military and Militarism in Israeli Society written by Edna Lomsky-Feder and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2012-02-01 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Military and Militarism in Israeli Society systematically examines the cultural and social construction of 'things military' within Israel. Contributors from comparative literature, film studies, sociology, anthropology, geography, history, and cultural studies explore the arenas in which the centrality of military matters are produced and reproduced by the state and by other public bodies. Analysis is presented using three perspectives: the production and reproduction of collective representations; the dynamics of gender, voice, and resistance; and the construction of individual life-worlds.

The Israeli Army

Author : Edward Luttwak
Publisher : HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 496 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Israeli Army written by Edward Luttwak and published by HarperCollins Publishers. This book was released on 1975 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written between 1968 and 1973, begun in the aftermath of a great victory and completed at a time of renewed war, this book is an attempt to explain the phenomenon of the Israeli Army. Though loosely chronological, this book is neither a history of the Israeli Army nor a history of Israel's wars. Its central focus is on the men and ideas that have shaped Israeli defense since the beginning. - Introduction.

The Weapon Wizards

Author : Yaakov Katz
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
ISBN 13 : 1250088348
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book The Weapon Wizards written by Yaakov Katz and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2017-01-31 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A lively account of Israel's evolving military prowess...if The Weapon Wizards were a novel, it would be one written by Horatio Alger; if it were a biblical allegory, it would be the story of David and Goliath." —The New York Times Book Review From drones to satellites, missile defense systems to cyber warfare, Israel is leading the world when it comes to new technology being deployed on the modern battlefield. The Weapon Wizards shows how this tiny nation of 8 million learned to adapt to the changes in warfare and in the defense industry and become the new prototype of a 21st century superpower, not in size, but rather in innovation and efficiency—and as a result of its long war experience. Sitting on the front lines of how wars are fought in the 21st century, Israel has developed in its arms trade new weapons and retrofitted old ones so they remain effective, relevant, and deadly on a constantly-changing battlefield. While other countries begin to prepare for these challenges, they are looking to Israel—and specifically its weapons—for guidance. Israel is, in effect, a laboratory for the rest of the world. How did Israel do it? And what are the military and geopolitical implications of these developments? These are some of the key questions Yaakov Katz and Amir Bohbot address. Drawing on a vast amount of research, and unparalleled access to the Israeli defense establishment, this book is a report directly from the front lines.

Army Fatigues

Author : Mark Werner
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Army Fatigues written by Mark Werner and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Army Fatigues chronicles the authors experience of a volunteer in Israel during some of the most stressful (Intifada) years.

Surrounded

Author : Rhoda Ann Kanaaneh
Publisher : Stanford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0804769788
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (47 download)

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Download or read book Surrounded written by Rhoda Ann Kanaaneh and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 2008-10-10 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An estimated 3,000 Palestinian citizens of Israel currently volunteer to serve in the Israeli military, a force fighting other Palestinians just miles away in occupied territories. Surrounded takes a close look at this controversial group of soldiers, examining the complex reasons these people join the army and the wider implications of their decisions in terms of security and citizenship. Most observers perceive a clear and powerful divide in the political tensions and open hostilities between the State of Israel and the Palestinian people, but often fail to notice those who straddle this divide—Palestinian citizens of Israel. These soldiers comprise no more than half a percent of this population, but their stories provide a powerful vantage point from which to consider a question faced by all Palestinians in Israel: to what extent are they, in fact, Israeli? Surrounded contains over seventy interviews with soldiers, and provides a unique glimpse of their conflicting experiences of acceptance, integration, and marginalization within the Israeli military. Concluding with comparisons to similar situations around the world, the book upends nationalist understandings of how wars and those who fight in them work. A key to a more complex understanding of ethnic conflict, this gripping and revealing look at a select group of soldiers will immensely alter ideas about the reasons why people choose to fight, particularly on "the wrong side" of a war.

The Israel Defense Forces

Author : Louis Williams
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 0595143539
Total Pages : 394 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (951 download)

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Download or read book The Israel Defense Forces written by Louis Williams and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2000-09-29 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Insiders view of the Army of Israel, its structure, its men and women and its most memorable actions.

Israel’s Armed Forces in Comparative Perspective

Author : Stuart A. Cohen
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 113516956X
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (351 download)

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Download or read book Israel’s Armed Forces in Comparative Perspective written by Stuart A. Cohen and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2010-01-21 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edited book constitutes the first detailed attempt at a comparative international analysis of the transformations that are currently affecting the composition of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and their place in Israeli society. Focusing primarily on deviations from the traditional norm of universal military service, the book compares the emergence of a new type of "citizen army" in Israel with the formats that have in recent decades become evident in other western democracies. In addition, these essays correct the conventional tendency to concentrate almost exclusively on the influences stimulating military institutional change in the West, and thereby to overlook the equally important factors that retard its momentum. By contrast, this volume deliberately highlights the brakes as well as the accelerators in current processes, thereby presenting a far more faithful picture of their complexity. This book will be of much interest to students of Israeli politics, military studies, Middle Eastern politics, security studies and IR in general. Stuart Cohen is a senior research associate of the BESA (Begin-Sadat) Center for Strategic Studies and also teaches political studies at Bar-Ilan University, Israel. His most recent book is Israel and its Army: From Cohesion to Confusion (Routledge, 2008).

Warfare in the Old Testament

Author : Boyd Seevers
Publisher : Kregel Academic
ISBN 13 : 0825436559
Total Pages : 317 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (254 download)

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Download or read book Warfare in the Old Testament written by Boyd Seevers and published by Kregel Academic. This book was released on 2013 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Warfare in the Old Testament brides the gap between the modern reader and the world of the Old Testament by using textual and physical evidence to describe ancient military practices in Israel, Egypt, Philistia, Assyria, Babylon, and Persia. Filled with illustrations and maps, this full-color volume enriches many biblical accounts by showing how Israel and the surrounding nations did battle. Of special interest are the author's treatments of the role that religion played in ancient warfare practices.

When Reason Fails

Author : Michael Goodspeed
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0313070083
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book When Reason Fails written by Michael Goodspeed and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2001-12-30 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A nation's fighting forces are often believed to embody a country's qualities of determination, resourcefulness, and courage. This study examines the influences of these qualities from the viewpoint of the American Army in Vietnam, the British Army in Northern Ireland, and the Israeli Army throughout its struggle in the Middle East. It is a provocative look at corporate military character--operations, personalities, organizations, administrative policies, training, social factors, technology, strategy, and tactics--all elements that are woven tightly together to explain why national armies perform in the manner that they do. Goodspeed uses these historical case studies as the basis of his analysis, then explores the social, technical, and organizational issues that future armies will likely face. He assesses the future of modern warfare in technical terms in the context of mass, mobility, firepower, and communications. The Duke of Wellington once scoffed, Tell the history of a battle? One might as well describe the history of a ball. This book takes the Iron Duke's advice to heart and seeks to explain modern military victory and defeat in terms of corporate military character, a complex and fragile mosaic, one in which national temperament is only a minor feature. In so doing, it takes on a subject long veiled in myth and invention. The social, political, and technical blueprints for the conduct of wars in the 21st century are already well established. Goodspeed illustrates these patterns by showing how armies have coped in the most influential campaigns of modern times and in this light assesses the key factors driving change for future wars.

A History of the Israeli Army (1870-1974)

Author : Zeev Schiff
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book A History of the Israeli Army (1870-1974) written by Zeev Schiff and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bog om den israelske hærs historie og om staten Israels krigshistorie i vort århundrede. Biblioteket har tillige den ændrede 2. udg. fra 1985. - Overs. af Raphael Rothstein.

A History of the Israeli Army

Author : Zeev Schiff
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780283994319
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (943 download)

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Download or read book A History of the Israeli Army written by Zeev Schiff and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Practical Soldiers: Israel’s Military Thought and Its Formative Factors

Author : Avi Kober
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004306862
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (43 download)

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Download or read book Practical Soldiers: Israel’s Military Thought and Its Formative Factors written by Avi Kober and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2015-11-16 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book suggests a general framework for the analysis of formative factors in military thought and offers an account of the Israel Defense Force’s state of intellectualism and modernity. This account is followed by an attempt to trace the factors that have shaped Israeli military thought. The explanations are a mixture of realist and non-realist factors, which can be found at both the systemic and the state level of analysis. At the systemic level, realist evaluations focus on factors such as the dominance of the technological dimension and the pervasiveness of asymmetrical, low-intensity conflict; whereas at the state level one can find realist explanations, cultural factors, and societal influences. Moral and legal constraints also factor into both the systemic and state levels.

The Anatomy of the Israeli Army

Author : Gunther E. Rothenberg
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Anatomy of the Israeli Army written by Gunther E. Rothenberg and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the opening of the Geneva Peace Conference in December 1973, the American Secretary of State Dr. Henry Kissinger observed that, except for uneasy cease-fires and armistices, the Arab-Israeli conflict constituted one continued war that had already lasted 25 years. Despite the events that have taken place since that observation was made, Israel Defence Force, or IDF. The central theme of this book is the evolution of the modern Israeli Army, its organisation, doctrines, and special characteristics.