Arab-Israeli Wars
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
From the smoldering ruins of the 1948 War of Independence to the thunderous tank battles of the Yom Kippur War, Arab-Israeli Wars presents a comprehensive and unflinching account of one of the twentieth century's most consequential and enduring military conflicts. A.J. Baker chronicles the successive waves of armed confrontation between Israel and its Arab neighbours — including the Suez Crisis of 1956, the lightning Six-Day War of 1967, and the desperate struggle of 1973 — dissecting each campaign with a keen military historian's eye for strategy, logistics, and battlefield decision-making. Baker's narrative style is precise and authoritative, grounding grand geopolitical stakes in the visceral reality of armoured warfare, aerial combat, and infantry engagements fought across desert and mountain terrain. The work argues that these conflicts were not isolated events but interconnected chapters in a broader regional struggle shaped by superpower rivalry, nationalism, and competing territorial claims. Rich in tactical detail yet accessible in scope, this volume leaves the reader questioning not only how these wars were fought, but what their unresolved legacies mean for the world today.
Author: A.J. Baker
Format: Hardback
Genre: Military history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
From the smoldering ruins of the 1948 War of Independence to the thunderous tank battles of the Yom Kippur War, Arab-Israeli Wars presents a comprehensive and unflinching account of one of the twentieth century's most consequential and enduring military conflicts. A.J. Baker chronicles the successive waves of armed confrontation between Israel and its Arab neighbours — including the Suez Crisis of 1956, the lightning Six-Day War of 1967, and the desperate struggle of 1973 — dissecting each campaign with a keen military historian's eye for strategy, logistics, and battlefield decision-making. Baker's narrative style is precise and authoritative, grounding grand geopolitical stakes in the visceral reality of armoured warfare, aerial combat, and infantry engagements fought across desert and mountain terrain. The work argues that these conflicts were not isolated events but interconnected chapters in a broader regional struggle shaped by superpower rivalry, nationalism, and competing territorial claims. Rich in tactical detail yet accessible in scope, this volume leaves the reader questioning not only how these wars were fought, but what their unresolved legacies mean for the world today.