Israel's Army

by Samuel M. Katz

Book Overview

Israel's Army concentrates on the IDF ground forces; including chapters on the IDF order of battle, background history, the Giva'ati brigade, the paratroopers, the Armored branch, the Golani brigade,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0891413278
• ISBN13: 9780891413271
• Release Date: January 1990
• Publisher: Presidio Press
• Length: 134 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.0" x 8.8"

Customer Reviews

Great Insider's Look at the IDF

Samuel Katz is the IDF Guru. He served in the IDF during the War in Lebanon and then left the service to pursue a writing career. His wife is a sabra (native-born Israeli) so he has access to Hebrew research sources, which give him an edge up on many non-Hebrew-speaking IDF researchers. This book is an exceptionally easy look into the difficult-to-research and security-conscious Israeli Defence Force. This book concentrates on the IDF ground forces including chapters on the IDF order of battle, some IDF background history, the Giva'ati brigade, the paratroopers, the Armored branch, the Golani brigade, the Merkhava tank, the Na'ha'l, Israeli officers, the role of females and older rservists, and an appendix on Israeli armament. While I wouldn't necessarily call it an in-depth study of the IDF, I would say that it is a very comprehensive introduction to the IDF complete with beautiful photographs. Some of the photographs are ones I've not seen elsewhere and I think I've seen most of the phototographs in the Israeli National Archives! It is also one of the few books published about the IDF in 1990 and is fully up-to-date as of 1990 IDF history.I highly recommend this book for IDF fans, military gamers, military history enthusiasts, or others with some sort of interest in the Israeli military. It's companion volume: Israel's Air Force - The Power Series is also worth getting.The full title of the book is:Israel's Army - Landpower #3005