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Книга подполковника танковых войск Израиля в отставке Давида Эшеля посвящена истории бронетанковых войск Израиля, с момента их основания до середины 80-х гг., и их участию в боевых действиях. Текст сопровождается редкими фотографиями и схемами боевых операций. Очень интересная книга, рекомендую. Об авторе: Lieutenant Colonel David Eshel IDF (Retd) was born in Dresden, Germany, in 1928 and emigrated to Israel when he was ten years old. He joined the Jewish Settlement Police for National Service in 1946 and saw action for the first time on convoy escort duty in the Negev in the early battles for control of the roads before the 1948 war. During the War of Independence, he commanded a machine-gun section and, later, a platoon in a reconnaissance battalion. After the war, he was assigned to the newly formed Armoured School at Ramie as an instructor. He was amongst the first contingent of officers selected to attend courses with the French Army and graduated from the French Cavalry School at Saumur as a tank platoon commander in 1951. On his return, he was posted as operations officer of the First Tank Battalion. During the First Sinai Campaign in 1956, he served under Colonel Uri Ben A

Who reads Chariots of the desert : the story of the Israeli Armoured Corps?

Author

David Eshel

Publisher

Brassey's Defence Publishers

Published

2004

Language

EN

ISBN

9780080362571

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Military, History, Military History