Defending Israel : a controversial plan toward peace / Martin Van Creveld.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Van Creveld, Martin, 1946-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Arab-Israeli conflict.

Boundaries.

Israel--Defenses.

Israel.

Defenses.

Israel--Military policy.

Military policy.

Israel--Boundaries--Arab countries.

Arab countries--Boundaries--Israel.

Arab countries.

Physical Description:

188 pages : maps ; 22 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press, 2004.

Summary:

Israel is a tiny country. From tip to toe, it stretches 260 miles long but is only 60 miles at its widest point. Since the days of the British mandate, the question of "defensible borders" for the Jewish state has always been problematic. Yet considering the larger picture of what has happened in the Middle East over the last 25 years -- the peace treaties with Egypt and Jordan, the weakening of Syria as a result of the collapse of the USSR, the smashing of Iraq by the U.S -- Israel is, militarily speaking, stronger than ever before. The greatest remaining threats are terrorism and guerilla warfare; and those, this book argues, are best dealt with territorial concessions. This is a compact, incisive study that is certain to draw attention.

Contents:

1 Israeli Defense Before 1967 7

2 The Birth of "Defensible Borders" 20

3 The Grand Strategic Equation 40

4 Defending Against Terrorism 57

5 Dealing with Conventional Warfare 81

6 Aircraft, Missiles, and Wmds 116

7 Broader Horizons 141.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (page [[167]-182) and index.

ISBN:

0312328664

OCLC:

56524365