An Analytical History

By Ibrahim Al-Marashi, Sammy Salama

This book provides the first comprehensive study of the evolution of the Iraqi military from the British mandate era to post-Baathist Iraq.

Ethnic and sectarian...

ISBN: 978-0-415-40078-7 | Published April 3rd 2008 by Routledge.

Between Militias and Armies

By Hillel Frisch

This book analyzes Palestinian attempts to create an organized military force from the period of the Mandate up to the present day.

Beginning with a comparative...

ISBN: 978-0-415-39532-8 | Published March 10th 2008 by Routledge.

Dilemmas of a Conventional Army

By Sergio Catignani

This volume analyzes the conduct of the Israel Defence Forces’ (IDF) counter-insurgency operations during the two major Palestinian uprisings (1987-1993 and 2000-2005) in the Territories...

ISBN: 978-0-415-43388-4 | Published January 24th 2008 by Routledge.

From Cohesion to Confusion

By Stuart A. Cohen

The Israel Defense Force (IDF) plays a key role in Israeli society, and has traditionally been perceived not only as the guardian of national survival,...

ISBN: 978-0-415-40049-7 | Published January 24th 2008 by Routledge.

Government, Armed Forces and Defence Policy 1963–67

By Ami Gluska

This new book looks at the relationship between the Israeli armed forces, the government, and the origins of the 1967 War.

Ami Gluska discusses the effect of...

ISBN: 978-0-415-39245-7 | Published November 30th 2006 by Routledge.