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Martin van Creveld

Martin van Creveld

How the victorious IDF of 1967 become the defeated IDF of 2006

Nearly a year has passed since Israel\’s 2006 war in Lebanon and 40 since the June 1967 war. Those familiar with last summer\’s war might well rub their eyes in disbelief. Given how badly the Israel Defense Forces performed in Lebanon, where it was stymied by a guerrilla organization numbering just a few thousand fighters, is it really true that once upon a time the IDF routed four Arab armies in just six days?

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