Combined Arms Warfare in Israeli Military History: From the War of Independence to Operation Protective Edge [Paperback]

Combined arms warfare (CAW)the integration of different arms on the battlefield (e.g., armor, infantry, artillery, aircraft, and engineersis as old as war itself. This book traces the Israeli experience with CAW from the country's War of Independence in 1947-49 through Operation Protective Edge in 2014. It describes and analyzes the IDF's practice of CAW in each conflict that Israel has fought since the country's establishment.

Contents List of Abbreviations List of Illustrations Preface Introduction 1. The War of Independence and the Sinai Campaign: Combined Arms Warfare in Its Infancy 2. The Six-Day War: Combined Arms Warfare Comes of Age 3. The War of Attrition: Combined Arms Warfare Takes a Back Seat 4. The Yom Kippur War: Combined Arms Warfare Takes a Licking but Keeps on Ticking 5. The Lebanon War: Combined Arms Warfare Reinvigorated 6. The Second Lebanon and Gaza Wars: Combined Arms Warfare and Asymmetrical War 7. Between Wars: Combined Arms Warfare and Low-intensity Conflict 8. In Time of Peace, Conflict, or War: Combined Arms Warfare and Special Operations Conclusion Glossary of Technical Terms Notes Bibliography Index