Middle Eastern Military Studies
About the Book Series
Routledge Middle Eastern Military Studies series comprises books relating to the armed forces and military issues in the Middle East. These books will fall into three general categories: studies of the armed forces of specific countries; books on military-related social and political issues; and case studies of wars and battles.
Israel's Wars of Attrition: Attrition Challenges to Democratic States
1st Edition
By Avi Kober
April 09, 2015
This book analyzes the way Israel has coped with nine wars of attrition from the 1950s to the recent Second Lebanon War (2006), questioning the belief that Western democracy cannot sustain prolonged wars of attrition. Challenging Israel with attrition has been compatible with the 'Arab way of war',...
Israel and Hizbollah: An Asymmetric Conflict in Historical and Comparative Perspective
1st Edition
Edited
By Clive Jones, Sergio Catignani
April 10, 2012
This book examines the local and international dynamics and strategies that have come to define the often violent relationship between Israel and Lebanon. Since the end of the Cold War, academic debate over the nature of war in the contemporary world has focused upon the asymmetric nature of ...
Conflict and Insurgency in the Contemporary Middle East
1st Edition
Edited
By Barry Rubin
November 12, 2010
Political violence and instability in the Middle East is arguably the world's most important political issue. The region is certainly the globe's leading area for turmoil, war, and violence; and its conflicts have continuously involved Western countries both directly and indirectly. This book ...
The Palestinian Military: Between Militias and Armies
1st Edition
By Hillel Frisch
October 20, 2010
This book analyzes Palestinian attempts to create an organized military force from the period of the Mandate up to the present day. Beginning with a comparative overview of the relationship between insurgent movements and the quest to build up a standard military, the book looks, first, at how the...
Israeli Counter-Insurgency and the Intifadas: Dilemmas of a Conventional Army
1st Edition
By Sergio Catignani
November 26, 2009
This volume analyzes the conduct of the Israel Defence Forces’ (IDF) counter-insurgency operations during the two major Palestinian uprisings (1987-1993 and 2000-2005) in the Territories of the West Bank and Gaza Strip. It employs primary and secondary resources to produce a comprehensive analysis...
Israel and its Army: From Cohesion to Confusion
1st Edition
By Stuart A. Cohen
November 20, 2009
The Israel Defense Force (IDF) plays a key role in Israeli society, and has traditionally been perceived not only as the guardian of national survival, but also as a 'people's army' responsible for the custody of national values. This volume analyses the circumstances currently undermining these ...
The Israeli Military and the Origins of the 1967 War: Government, Armed Forces and Defence Policy 1963–67
1st Edition
By Ami Gluska
January 26, 2007
This new book looks at the relationship between the Israeli armed forces, the government, and the origins of the 1967 War. Ami Gluska discusses the effect of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Israel’s defense policy between 1963-1967 against the backdrop of the developments in the ...