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" Sword and Shield of Zion : "
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BL
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1090606
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bc1010299
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English
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| Main Entry
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Rodman, David.
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Sword and Shield of Zion : : the Israel Air Force in the Arab-Israeli Conflict, 1948-2012.
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| Publication Statement
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Chicago :: Sussex Academic Press,, 2013.
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1 online resource (185 pages)
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9781782840879
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: 1782840877
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: 9781782840855
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: 1782840850
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9781845195830
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 136-140) and index.
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| Contents
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Front Cover; Dedication; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations; List of Illustrations; Preface; Introduction (Part I): Israeli National Security and Airpower; Introduction (Part II): Israeli Airpower and the Arab-Israeli Conflict; 1. Airpower and Maneuver Warfare: The Israel Air Force in the 1967 and 1973 Wars; 2. Airpower and Attrition Warfare: The Israel Air Force in the 1969-70, 2006, and 2008-9 Wars; 3. Airpower, Counterinsurgency, Special Operations, and 53 Humanitarian Operations: The Israel Air Force between Arab-Israeli Wars.
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4. An Airborne Revolution in Military Affairs: Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in Israel Air Force Service5. Ground-based Air Defense and Space-based Reconnaissance: Other War-related Responsibilities of the Israel Air Force; 6. The Infrastructure of the Israel Air Force: Bases and Squadrons; Conclusion: The Past and Future Contributions of Airpower to Israeli National Security; Appendix: The Historical Evolution of the Israel Air Force's Fighter-Bomber Inventory; Notes; Select Bibliography; Index.
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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 humanitari.
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Israel.-- History.
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Israel.
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Arab-Israeli conflict-- Aerial operations, Israeli.
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TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING-- Military Science.
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Military policy.
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Israel, History, Military.
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Israel, Military policy.
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Israel.
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358.40095694
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UG635 .I75 R63 2013
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