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

Combined arms warfare (CAW)—the integration of different arms on the battlefield (e.g., armor, infantry, artillery, aircraft, and engineers—is 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.

David Rodman is the author of Defense and Diplomacy in Israel’s National Security Experience: Tactics, Partnerships, and Motives; Arms Transfers to Israel: The Strategic Logic Behind American Military Assistance; Sword and Shield of Zion: The Israel Air Force in the Arab-Israeli Conflict, 1948-2012; and, Israel in the 1973 Yom Kippur War: Diplomacy, Battle and Lessons.

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