Combined arms warfare (CAW)--the integration of different arms on the battlefield (eg,
armor, infantry, artillery, aircraft, and engineers) in order to achieve maximal efficiency there--
is as old as war itself. Every army across both time and space that has engaged in combat
has practiced one version or another of CAW, whether consciously or otherwise. The Israel
Defenxse Forces (IDF) has been no exception to the rule. This book traces the Israeli
experience with CAW from the countrys War of Independence in 194749 (against a coalition …

… Table of Contents: List of Abbreviations; List of Illustrations; Preface; Introduction: the
Essence of Combined Arms Warfare; The War of Independence and the Sinai Campaign:
Combined Arms Warfare in Its Infancy; The Six-Day War: Combined Arms Warfare Comes of
Age; The War of Attrition: Combined Arms Warfare Takes a Back Seat; The Yom Kippur War:
Combined Arms Warfare Takes a Licking but Keeps on Ticking; The Lebanon War: Combined
Arms Warfare Reinvigorated; The Second Lebanon and Gaza Wars: Combined Arms Warfare …