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Marcus's own excellent analysis . . . deserves the attention of any informed reader interested in Israel or modern military history. . . . By skillfully pulling together many disparate events over a period of decades and sketching the evolution of the conflict from its inception, Marcus provides a kindred service in this book. --Mosaic Magazine [Marcus] is a fine scholar. There doesn't seem to be an Israeli senior officer whose wisdom he has not sought. His work will no doubt appeal to military analysts interested in understanding the conflict in question and, perhaps, fitting it into the way other armed forces around the world are going. --Martin van Creveld, Professor Emeritus, Hebrew University of Jerusalem The book is a significant contribution to the study of this conflict and of Hezbollah. But it also serves as a case study on how militaries--both state and nonstate--can learn from battlefield mistakes and evolve to match threats. . . . This book is worth the attention of anyone interested in learning the intricacies of the civil-military dynamic and those who seek a deeper knowledge of the military history surrounding the Israel-Hezbollah conflict --Parameters English-language readers will be rewarded with a clear understanding of current IDF strategy, constraints and planning, particularly as it relates to Hezbollah. --Jewish Herald-Voice An impeccable, insightful, expertly written and timely study of one of the Middle East's most enduringly political, ideological, and military conflicts. --Midwest Book Review

English-language readers will be rewarded with a clear understanding of current IDF strategy, constraints and planning, particularly as it relates to Hezbollah. --Jewish Hearld-Voice

English-language readers will be rewarded with a clear understanding of current IDF strategy, constraints and planning, particularly as it relates to Hezbollah. * Jewish Hearld-Voice *

Marcus's own excellent analysis deserves the attention of any informed reader interested in Israel or modern military history. The long war isn't over, and its underlying dynamic, ably documented by Raphael Marcus, remains unchanged. --MOSAIC [Marcus] is a fine scholar. There doesn't seem to be an Israeli senior officer whose wisdom he has not sought. His work will no doubt appeal to military analysts interested in understanding the conflict in question and, perhaps, fitting it into the way other armed forces around the world are going. --Martin van Creveld, Professor Emeritus, Hebrew University of Jerusalem An impeccable, insightful, expertly written and timely study of one of the Middle East's most enduringly political, ideological, and military conflicts. --Midwest Book Review Marcus's own excellent analysis . . . deserves the attention of any informed reader interested in Israel or modern military history. . . . By skillfully pulling together many disparate events over a period of decades and sketching the evolution of the conflict from its inception, Marcus provides a kindred service in this book. --Mosaic Magazine The book is a significant contribution to the study of this conflict and of Hezbollah. But it also serves as a case study on how militaries--both state and nonstate--can learn from battlefield mistakes and evolve to match threats. . . . This book is worth the attention of anyone interested in learning the intricacies of the civil-military dynamic and those who seek a deeper knowledge of the military history surrounding the Israel-Hezbollah conflict --Parameters English-language readers will be rewarded with a clear understanding of current IDF strategy, constraints and planning, particularly as it relates to Hezbollah. --Jewish Herald-Voice

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Raphael D. Marcus is a nonresident fellow at the Insurgency Research Group in the Department of War Studies, King’s College London, where he received his PhD. His research interests include Middle East security issues, terrorism, military affairs, and organizational learning. He is currently working as an intelligence and counterterrorism analyst at a law-enforcement agency.

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