Israel's Wars

Ahron Bregman is a faculty member at the Department of War Studies, King’s College London. He served as a captain in the Israeli army during the 1982 invasion of Lebanon and later worked as a parliamentary assistant at the Knesset. Bregman is the author of The Fifty Years War (1998), the companion book to a six-part BBC / PBS television documentary; Elusive Peace (2005), the companion to a three-part BBC / PBS television documentary; A History of Israel (2003); Cursed Victory (2014); and The Spy Who Fell to Earth (2016).

“The fifth edition of this classic not only brings it up to date but also offers an opportunity to reassess earlier trends and episodes, not least the 1973 war. Deserves close attention by commentators, military historians and area specialists alike.”Jeremy Black, Emeritus Professor Exeter University and author of A History of War“A splendid work. Up to date. Authored by a real expert on the topic. Detailed without being tedious. Clear and well written. What else could one ask for?”Martin van Creveld, Professor of History, Hebrew University, Jerusalem.

• 1: The 1947–9 war, 2: A nation-in-arms, 1949–67, 3: The six bad years, 1967–73, 4: War and peace, 1973–9, 5: War in Lebanon, 19826, 6: Intifada, 1987–937 The Al-Aqsa intifada, 2000–5, 8: The second Lebanon war, 2006, 9: The Gaza war, 2023, 10: Israel at war: Some final thoughts