Israel's military doctrine /
Israel's military doctrine was aimed at defeating powerful Arab militaries, mostly those of Egypt, Syria and Jordan. In the years 1948-1982, Israel and the Arab states had a series of high intensity wars. Israel, since 1948, also dealt with guerrilla and terror attacks. Since 1982 and mostly in...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Lanham, Maryland :
Lexington Books,
[2018]
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| Summary: | Israel's military doctrine was aimed at defeating powerful Arab militaries, mostly those of Egypt, Syria and Jordan. In the years 1948-1982, Israel and the Arab states had a series of high intensity wars. Israel, since 1948, also dealt with guerrilla and terror attacks. Since 1982 and mostly in the last fifteen years, Israel faced hybrid forces, Hamas and Hezbollah. Those groups are a mix between a conventional military and a guerrilla group. Israel fought against Hezbollah in Lebanon in 2006 and against Hamas in the Gaza Strip, mostly in two wars, in 2008-2009 and in 2014. This book begins with explaining Israel's national security policy. Then it focuses on how the IDF (Israel defense forces) had to adjust its doctrine and build up to confront hybrid forces, by examining Israel's air and the ground corps and major issues such as offense and defense, infrastructure and manpower. |
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| Physical Description: | xiii, 159 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-156) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781498575638 1498575633 |