The Battle of Tyre

Abstract

This report is a study of urban combat in and around the city of Tyre during the 1982 Israeli campaign to eradicate the Palestine Liberation Organization in Lebanon. The report includes discussions of operations, weapons, tactics, command and control, and psychological operations employed by both sides. This report furthermore examines the complex political atmosphere that shaped military operations. The effectiveness in which Israel forces surprised, isolated, and rapidly eliminated PLO forces in Tyre (and Sidon) contrasts sharply with difficulties later encountered in the siege of Beirut.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1987
Accession Number
ADA185243

Entities

People

  • R. D. Mclaurin

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Armored Personnel Carriers
  • Artillery
  • Attrition
  • Combat Areas
  • Combat Operations
  • Command And Control
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Employment
  • Gunfire
  • Health Services
  • Military History
  • Military Operations
  • Military Organizations
  • Personnel Management
  • Small Arms
  • Urban Areas
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Combustion and Flow Dynamics.
  • International Relations and Conflict Resolution
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control