The 1982 Israeli War in Lebanon: Implications for Modern Conventional Warfare

Abstract

This paper focuses on the lessons learned from examination of the June 1982 Israeli Defense Forces invasion of Lebanon--Operation Peace for Galilee. A brief description of the national goals of the campaign and an historical perspective with respect to previous Israeli wars establishes the introduction. These are followed by summaries of the ground, air and naval operations for the campaign. Lessons learned from analyses of Israeli military operations and innovations are reported and implications for modern conventional warfare, which may involve the projection of US forces into the Middle East in the future, are drawn therefrom.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADA130558

Entities

People

  • Donald E. Christy
  • George H. Wilkins Iii
  • Gordon M. Clarke
  • Lance P. Woodburn
  • Richard L. Moore

Organizations

  • National War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • C4I
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Power
  • Aircrafts
  • Combat Areas
  • Combat Operations
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Employment
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Lessons Learned
  • Military Organizations
  • National Security
  • Naval Operations
  • Navy
  • Personnel Management
  • Remotely Piloted Vehicles
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • International Relations and Conflict Resolution
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Systems Analysis and Design