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Israeli Elite Units Since 1948

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Type: Softcover

Product Line: Elite - 20th Century - Post World War II

Last Stocked on 6/30/2024

Product Info

Title
Israeli Elite Units Since 1948
Publisher
Category
Author
Samuel Katz
Publish Year
1988
Pages
64
Dimensions
8x10x.25"
NKG Part #
2147400007
MFG. Part #
OSPELI018
Type
Softcover
Series
ELI18

Description

In 1947, when the UN partitioned Palestine into Jewish and Arab states, the true war for Israel's existence began. Throughout the War of Independence the PAL'MACH (Hebrew abbreviation for 'Strike Companies') spearheaded Israel's forces. Disbanded in 1949, the PAL'MACH was replaced by other specialist units, including paratroop forces, the GOLANI Infantry Brigade, the Naval Commandos, and territorial and other reconnaissance commando formations. An acknowledged expert on the Israeli Defense Forces, Samuel Katz presents an overview of these IDF elite units, including the mysterious SAYERET MAT'KAL, a highly classified elite unit whose exploits involve the 1972 raid on a hijacked Belgian Sabena Boeing 707.