Israeli Soldier vs Syrian Soldier - Golan Heights 1967-73

Informationen zum Autor David Campbell has worked as a freelance new media producer and content specialist for many years, including roles at IBM, the BBC, various internet consultancies and the civil service. He has a broad range of interests in literature and history, including the Middle Ages, the Napoleonic era, naval warfare, and the genesis of the ‘military revolution’. His books include CBT 007 German Infantryman vs Soviet Rifleman. Johnny Shumate works as a freelance illustrator living in Nashville, Tennessee. He began his career in 1987 after graduating from Austin Peay State University. Most of his work is rendered in Adobe Photoshop using a Cintiq monitor. His greatest influences are Angus McBride, Don Troiani, and Édouard Detaille. Klappentext Israel seized the strategically critical Golan Heights from Syria during the 1967 Six Day War in an audacious and determined operation, yet when the Yom Kippur War broke out the Israeli military were exposed by the effectiveness of the newly confident and dangerous Syrian army. In the Golan only luck, herculean Israeli efforts and tactical misjudgements by the Syrians were to allow the Israelis to maintain control. In this book, three pivotal encounters in the Golan are assessed, supported by artwork, maps and photographs, tracking how both sides' forces evolved over the period.Bound to appeal to all those interested in the evolving nature of warfare during the Arab-Israeli conflict, this fully illustrated study pits the soldiers of Israel and Syria against one another during the battles for the Golan Heights in 1967 and 1973, analysing how the lessons learned were to change the tactics and approach used by forces on both sides of the conflict. Zusammenfassung Bound to appeal to all those interested in the evolving nature of warfare during the Arab–Israeli conflict, this fully illustrated study pits the soldiers of Israel and Syria against one another, analysing how the lessons learned changed the tactics and approach on both sides. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction The opposing sides Combat 1 Combat 2 Combat 3 Analysis Aftermath Bibliography Index ...

Product details

• Authors: David Campbell
• Assisted by: Johnny Shumate (Illustration), Johnny (Illustrator) Shumate (Illustration), Shumate Johnny (Illustration)
• Publisher: Osprey Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2016
• EAN: 9781472813305
• ISBN: 978-1-4728-1330-5
• No. of pages: 80
• Dimensions: 184 mm x 248 mm x 8 mm
• Series: Combat; Combat
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; True war & combat stories, HISTORY / Middle East / General, HISTORY / Military / General, military history, Military history: post WW2 conflicts, Warfare & defence, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Warfare and defence, c 1970 to c 1979, c 1960 to c 1969, Modern warfare, Military history: post-WW2 conflicts, Land forces & warfare, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / General