(The following books are all good references for uniforms and vehicle details.) The Israeli Army in the Middle East Wars (1948-73) by John Laflin; Osprey Men at Arms Series, #127 The Arab Armies of the Middle East Wars (1948-1973); by John Laflin; Osprey Men at Arms Series, #128 Arab Armies of the Middle East Wars (Vol. 2); by Samuel M. Katz; Osprey Men at Arms Series, #194 Israeli Tanks and Combat Vehicles; by Steven J. Zaloga; Tanks Illustrated Series, #3; Arms & Armor Press Modern Israeli Tanks and Combat Vehicles; by Steven J. Zaloga; Tanks Illustrated Series, #24; Arms and Armor Press Israeli Defense Forces - 1948 to the Present; by Lee Russell and Samuel M. Katz; Uniforms Illustrated Series, #12; Arms & Armor Press Israeli Elite Units; by Samuel M. Katz; Uniforms Illustrated Series, # 17; Arms & Armor Press Israeli Defense Forces Since 1973; by Samuel M. Katz; Osprey Elite Series #8 Israeli Elite Units Since 1948; by Samuel M. Katz; Osprey Elite Series# 18 Armor of the Middle East Wars - 1948-1973; by Steven J. Zaloga; Osprey Vanguard Series, # 19 The Yom Kippur War; Born In Battle #3 Airborne and Commando Raids; Bom in Battle #5 The Six Day War; Born in Battle #6 (Born in Battle is a magazine published in Israel, and dealt with the IDF a great deal.) The Night Raiders - Israel's Naval Commandos at Work; by Samuel M. Katz; published by Pocket Books (Two good overall histories of the Arab-Israeli struggles. Good starting sources) The Israeli Army; by Edward Luttwak and Dan Horowitz; Published by Allen Layne Publishing The Arab-Israeli Wars; by Chaim Herzog; Published by Random House The Heights of Courage; by Avigdor Kahalani; Published by Green wood Press (In the turret narrative by the commander of the 7th Armored Brigade during the '73 war.) Jordan in the 1967 War by Samir A Mutawi; Published by Cambridge Press (One of the few Arab accounts of the war published in English) The Arab-Israelis Wars; The General, Vol. 14, No. 3; Published by Avalon Hill (Good section on the organization of the warring factions) Back to Dispatch February 2001 Table of Contents Back to Dispatch List of Issues Back to MagWeb Master Magazine List © Copyright 2001 by HMGS Mid-South This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other military history articles and gaming articles are available at http://www.magweb.com