Israel's Way of War

Ehud Eilam, Ph.D., analyst of Israel’s national security, is a former civilian researcher for the Israeli military. He resides in the United States.

• Table of ContentsPrefaceIntroduction1. Israel’s National Strategy and Its ­High-Intensity Wars2. Israel’s Combat Doctrine in a ­High-Intensity War3. The Strategic Linkage Between Israel’s ­High-Intensity, Hybrid and ­Low-Intensity Wars4. The IDF in Fighting Low–and ­High-Intensity Wars5. Fire in the Backyard: Israel’s Campaigns in the Gaza Strip in 1956, 1967, 2008–2009 and 20146. Fighting Hybrid Adversaries: Israel Versus the PLO in 1982 and the Hezbollah in 20067. Israel’s Military Strategy and Doctrine and Its Resemblance to Western States8. The U.S.-Vietnam War and the ­Israeli-Hezbollah War in the 1990s9. The High–and ­Low-Intensity War in Libya in 2011ConclusionChapter NotesBibliographyIndex

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