When the UN called for the end of the British mandate and the partition of Palestine into two independent states, the RAF found itself under attack from both sides. Tracing the development of hostilities in the Middle East, this book covers the period from the establishment of the first proper Israeli Air Force in 1948 to the Israeli invasion of Lebanon in 1982. Israel's War of Independence against its Arab neighbours, the inevitable 'round two', the Suez Crisis of 1956, the Six Day War of 1967, the Yom Kippur wars of 1973 and the Israeli invasion of Lebanon in 1982 are all detailed in this fascinating chronicle of war in the Middle East.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 3.0 / 5.0
Arab-Israeli Air Wars:
An excellent review of the actual air-war. It is a pity that it wasn't printed in larger type. The additional charge would have been well worth it. I don't believe there is another book with as good information.
Robert X. Leeds
Review on Arab-Israeli Air Wars 1947-1982 (Osprey Combat Aircraft 23):
This covers exactly what it's title describes. The author takes an indepth look at the conflicts surrounding Israel's creation and up to the early 1980's. A must have for any IAF/IDF or military aviation enthusiast.
One-sided and mis-titled:
As other reviewers have pointed out, this book presents the Israeli side only. The book includes only two pictures of Arab aircraft and in both cases the planes are shown being shot down; there are no pictures of Arab pilots or discussion of the Arab side. I felt duped by buying this book (it was shrink wrapped in the store so I couldn't examine it before the purchase), so I wrote to Osprey about how disappointing it was. They were sympathetic to my dislike of the book and they sent a replacement title.... more info
the maps are absolutely fake!:
though the book is interesting, it's obvius that is biased far beyond the truth. there are certain things that must be respected if someone wants to talk about history. sadly, the author didn't do that, and presents maps of the partition of Palestine wich are not only inaccurate, but fake and aimed to change the past. that way, he crossed the line that makes the diference betwen history and propaganda.
