Israel’s Wars, 1947–93 Warfare and History General Editor Jeremy Black Professor of History, University of Exeter European warfare, 1660–1815 Jeremy Black The Great War, 1914–18 Spencer C. Tucker Wars of imperial conquest in Africa, 1830–1914 Bruce Vandervort German armies: war and German politics, 1648–1806 Peter H. Wilson Ottoman warfare, 1500–1700 Rhoads Murphey Seapower and naval warfare, 1650–1830 Richard Harding Air power in the age of total war, 1900–60 John Buckley Frontiersmen: warfare in Africa since 1950 Anthony Clayton Western warfare in the age of the Crusades, 1000–1300 John France The Korean War Stanley Sandler European and Native-American warfare, 1675–1815 Armstrong Starkey Vietnam Spencer C. Tucker The War for Independence and the transformation of American society Harry M. Ward Warfare, state and society in the Byzantine world, 565–1204 John Haldon Soviet military system Roger Reese Warfare in Atlantic Africa, 1500–1800 John K. Thornton The Soviet military experience Roger Reese Warfare at sea, 1500–1650 Jan Glete Warfare and society in Europe, 1792–1914 Geoffrey Wawro Israel’s Wars, 1947–93 Ahron Bregman Israel’s Wars, 1947–93 Ahron Bregman London and NewYork First published 2000 by Routledge 11 New Fetter Lane, London EC4P 4EE Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada by Routledge 29 West 35th Street, NewYork, NY 10001 Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group This edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2001. © 2000 Ahron Bregman All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers. British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Bregman, Ahron. Israel’s wars, 1947–93 / Ahron Bregman. p.cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. 1.Arab–Israeli conflict. I.Title. DS119.76.B74 2000 956.04–dc21 99-054115 ISBN 0–415–21467–X (hbk) ISBN 0–415–21468–8 (pbk) ISBN 0-203-13244-0 Master e-book ISBN ISBN 0-203-17978-1 (Glassbook Format) In memory of my great uncle Ahron Friedman killed in the 1948 War of Independence Contents List of maps x Preface xi Abbreviations xiv 1 The 1947–9 war 1 2 A nation-in-arms 1949–67 26 3 The six bad years 1967–73 41 4 War and peace 1973–9 66 5 War in Lebanon 1982 95 6 Intifada 1987–93 118 7 Conclusions 134 Notes 138 Select bibliography 163 Index 166 ix
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