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Sword and Shield of Zion: The Israel Air Force in the Arab-Israeli Conflict, 1948-2012
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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. It has recorded many outstanding accomplishments throughout a seemingly endless string of interstate wars, asymmetrical wars, counterinsurgency campaigns, and special operations. Sword and Shield of Zion examines the IAFs experience in the Arab-Israeli conflict, from the establishment of Israel in 1948 to the present day. The book analyzes this experience through the prisms of maneuver warfare, attrition warfare, counterinsurgency warfare, special operations, and humanitarian operations. It reviews the IAFs performance in such wars as the 1967 Six-Day War, the 1969-70 War of Attrition, the 1973 Yom Kippur War, the 2006 Second Lebanon War, and the 2008-09 Gaza War. Also, the book scrutinizes the IAFs participation in major counterinsurgency campaigns and special operations, traces its experience with unmanned aerial vehicles - which have occupied a very prominent place in air operations since the 1982 Lebanon War - and chronicles its experience with anti-aircraft defenses and satellites. Up-to-date information on the IAFs bases, squadrons, and other infrastructure is provided as well. Sword and Shield of Zion is based on personal visits to the IAF over the past few years, during which the author had the opportunity to tour bases, listen to lectures and briefings, and speak with numerous retired, reserve, and active duty officers.

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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.

A fascinating account of the Israel Air Force (IAF), one of the worlds best air forces and the heart of Israels national security. Rodman traces the history and performance of the IAF in the Six Day War and Yom Kippur War and the asymmetrical battles in Lebanon in 2006 and Gaza in 2008. He devotes special attention to humanitarian operations, such as the rescue of Ethiopian Jewry, counterinsurgency campaigns, and the IAFs now vital role in air defense, including the Iron Dome anti-rocket system. The book concludes with a description of the IAFs possible future contributions to Israels national security and will be of considerable value both for those interested in Israeli national security specifically and airpower generally. Professor Chuck Freilich, former Deputy Israeli National Security Adviser

The best available book on the transformation of the Israel Air Force from a small, ramshackle outfit into one of the worlds best air forces. A must read. Professor Efraim Karsh, Middle East & Mediterranean Studies Programme, Kings College London and author of Palestine Betrayed

David Rodman is the author of Defense and Diplomacy in Israels National Security Experience: Tactics, Partnerships, and Motives (2005) and Arms Transfers to Israel: The Strategic Logic behind American Military Assistance (2007). He has also published articles on the Arab-Israeli conflict in various professional journals, including Middle Eastern Studies, The Journal of Strategic Studies, MERIA Journal, Israel Affairs, Defence Studies, and Air & Space Power Chronicles.

To the men and women, past and present, of the Israel Air Forcethe true Rocks of Israel

Published in the Sussex Academic e-Library, 2014.
SUSSEX ACADEMIC PRESS
PO Box 139
Eastbourne BN24 9BP, UK

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Rodman, David, author.

Sword and shield of Zion : the Israel Air Force in the Arab-Israeli conflict, 19482012 / David Rodman.
pages cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 978-1-84519-583-0 (h/b : alk. paper)

ISBN 978-1-78284-085-5 (e-pdf)

ISBN 978-1-78284-086-2 (e-pub)

ISBN 978-1-78284-087-9 (e-mobi)

1. Israel. Hel ha-avirHistory. 2. IsraelHistory, Military. 3. IsraelMilitary policy. 4. Arab-Israeli conflictAerial operations, Israeli. I. Title.

UG635.I75R63 2013

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Acknowledgments

I would be remiss if I did not mention the people who contributed to making this monograph a reality. First, I would like to recognize the many men and women of the Israel Air Force (IAF), past and present, who shared their thoughts and experiences with me during my frequent visits to the air force. Among retired and reserve personnel, I would especially like to express my appreciation to Brigadier General Asaf Agmon, Brigadier General Itzhak Amitay, Lieutenant Colonel Amos Cohen, Lieutenant Colonel Danny Grossman, Brigadier General Ephraim Segoli, and Dr. Tal Inbar for providing much helpful information. The many active duty personnel with whom I have had the chance to speak cannot be named for reasons of national and personal security. I have had to content myself with recognizing some of them in the notes by the initials of their first names. Second, I would never have had the opportunity to meet all of these men and women were it not for the warm hospitality offered to me by the Israel Air Force Center Foundation (IAFCF) in the persons of Executive Director Simcha Salach, Executive Assistant Deana Weinrich, and Sharona Haviv. The foundation is the charitable arm of the Israel Air Force Center (IAFC). Known as the force behind the force for the many ways in which it supports the air force, the center also serves as a point of contact between the IAF and outsiders like myself.

I would like to thank Efraim Karsh and Rory Miller, in their capacity as editors, for publishing my article, The Israel Air Force in the 1967 and 1973 Wars: Revisiting the Historical Record, Israel Affairs, Vol. 16, No. 2 (April 2010). A portion of this article, revised and adapted, appears in the Introduction (Part II) of this volume, while the remainder constitutes of this book. Midstream has kindly given me permission to reproduce my article as well.

The State of Israels Government Press Office (National Photo Collection) and my good friend, Israeli aviation enthusiast David Weinrich, who has undoubtedly forgotten more about aircraft than I will ever know, kindly granted their permission for me to use the photographs that appear in this book. David was also gracious enough to answer all of my many questions about aircraft, even the stupid ones, with a smile on his face! Finally, I would like to thank Editorial Director Anthony Grahame and the staff at Sussex Academic Press for showing faith in this work.

It goes without saying, of course, that any errors of substance and/or style in this volume are entirely my responsibility.

List of Abbreviations

AAA	Anti-Aircraft Artillery
ARM	Anti-Radiation Missile
CAS	Close Air Support
C2	Command and Control
C3I	Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence
C4ISR	Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance
IADS	Integrated Air Defense System
IAF	Israel Air Force
IAFC	Israel Air Force Center
IDF	Israel Defense Forces
PLO	Palestine Liberation Organization
POL	Petroleum, Oil, Lubricants
PGM	Precision-Guided Munition
RMA	Revolution in Military Affairs
SAM	Surface-to-Air Missile
SAR	Search and Rescue
SAR	Synthetic Aperture Radar
UAV	Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

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