75 Years of Israeli Air Force Volume 1: The First Quarter Century, 1948-73  9781913336349

75 Years of Israeli Air Force Volume 1: The First Quarter Century, 1948-73

Product code 9781913336349

€ 21.97

 

Series Middle East @ War 28

Publisher/Brand Helion & Company

Author Bill Norton

Format 297mm x 210mm

No. Pages 96

Version Soft cover

Language English

Category Aviationbooks

Subcategory World Wars » Israel/ME War

Availability Temporarily Out of Stock.

Click here to be notified when this product becomes available again

Add this product to my wishlist

This product was added to our database on Thursday 26 November 2020.

Share this product

Your reliable Aviation Book Source since 1989


Also in this series:
product Publisher/Brand Series/scale Price €
Air Power and the Arab world 1909-1955. Volume 1: Military Flying Services in Arab countries, 1909-1955 Air Power and the Arab world 1909-1955. Volume 1: Military Flying Services in Arab countries, 1909-1955Helion & CompanyMiddle East @ War 20€ 24.72
Al-Hussein: Iraqi Indigenous Conventional Arms Projects, 1980-2003 Al-Hussein: Iraqi Indigenous Conventional Arms Projects, 1980-2003Helion & CompanyMiddle East @ War 49€ 24.72
Czechoslovak Arms Exports to the Middle East Volume 1: Origins, Israel & Jordan 1948-1989 Czechoslovak Arms Exports to the Middle East Volume 1: Origins, Israel & Jordan 1948-1989Helion & CompanyMiddle East @ War 39€ 21.06
Czechoslovak Arms Exports to the Middle East Volume 2: Syria 1948-1989 Czechoslovak Arms Exports to the Middle East Volume 2: Syria 1948-1989Helion & CompanyMiddle East @ War 44€ 21.06
Iran-Iraq Naval War Volume 1:  Opening Blows, September-November 1980 Iran-Iraq Naval War Volume 1: Opening Blows, September-November 1980Helion & CompanyMiddle East @ War 56€ 24.72
The Arab-Israeli War of Attrition 1967-1973. Volume 1 Aftermath of the Six-Day War, Renewed Combat, West Bank Insurgency and Air Forces The Arab-Israeli War of Attrition 1967-1973. Volume 1 Aftermath of the Six-Day War, Renewed Combat, West Bank Insurgency and Air ForcesHelion & CompanyMiddle East @ War 50€ 24.72
The Iran-Iraq War Volume 1 The Battle for Khuzestan September 1980-May 1982 (Revised edition) The Iran-Iraq War Volume 1 The Battle for Khuzestan September 1980-May 1982 (Revised edition)Helion & CompanyMiddle East @ War 23€ 24.72
The Iran-Iraq War: The Greatest Land War of the Late Twentieth Century The Iran-Iraq War: The Greatest Land War of the Late Twentieth CenturyHelion & CompanyMiddle East @ War Special 1€ 68.76
The Military and Police Forces of the Gulf States Volume 3: The Aden Protectorate 1839-1967 The Military and Police Forces of the Gulf States Volume 3: The Aden Protectorate 1839-1967Helion & CompanyMiddle East @ War 40€ 24.72
The War in Northern Oman: Muscat and the Sultanate of Oman, 1954-1962 The War in Northern Oman: Muscat and the Sultanate of Oman, 1954-1962Helion & CompanyMiddle East @ War 34€ 21.06
Product description

In May 2023, Israel will celebrate the 75th anniversary of its founding as a state, and also the 75th anniversary of the establishment of its air force.

The maturation of what was once the Israel Defence Force/Air Force (IDF/AF), and since 2005 is the Israeli Air-Space Force (IASF), is a fascinating study of a military force working to meet shifting obligations under multiple impediments while being repeatedly tested in combat. Many factors over the seven and a half decades shaped its air fighting capability, not the least being the demands of the evolving battlefield, uncertain funding, available weapons, and quality of personnel. Tactics and doctrine were, in turn, shaped by government policies, international pressures, and confronting adversaries likewise evolving. When the trials in war, or combat short of war came, success was a measure of its weapons' suitability, relevancy of training, and experience of personnel.

This mini-series documents this evolution of the Israeli air force It stands apart from many other books in performing this examination in a more dispassionate and critical manner, without the common hyperbole. A great deal of space is devoted to description of constant shifts in its equipment – especially aircraft and other weapons – and its organizational structure over time.

A summary of the geopolitical milieu in which Israel and its military institutions have dwelled over the 75 years helps to explain the material acquisition and tactical choices while placing in context the operations in which they were employed.

Written at a time of historical challenges for the Israeli Air and Space Force, and the Israel Defence Forces as a whole, this exclusive, highly informative and richly illustrated volume, the first in a three-volume mini-series, charts the Israeli Defence Force/Air Force from its inception until the close of the 1973 war.

 
 


Shopping cart

Your shopping cart is empty.
 

Shop near Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport. LOOK INSIDE !

When in the Netherlands,
visit our shop near
Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport.

Click on the image below for
extended tour.

 

  • aviationshopsupplies.com
  • aviationmegatrade.com