The Battle of Sidon

Abstract

This report is a study of urban combat in and around the city of Sidon during the 1982 Israeli campaign to eradicate the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) in Lebanon. The report includes discussions of operations, weapons, tactics, command and control, and psychological operations as viewed by both sides in the conflict. The report further reviews the complex political atmosphere that shaped military operations. Along with its companion studies, The Battle of Tyre (McLaurin, 1987) and The Battle of Beirut, 1982 (McLaurin, 1986), this report provides insight into the issues of urban combat in a highly politicized, limited warfare operation. The effectiveness with which the Israel Defense Force surprised, isolated, and eliminated PLO forces in Sidon (and Tyre) contrasts sharply with difficulties later encountered in the siege of Beirut.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1989
Accession Number
ADA217091

Entities

People

  • R. D. Mclaurin

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amphibious Operations
  • Armored Personnel Carriers
  • Artillery
  • Attrition
  • Combat Operations
  • Command And Control
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Employment
  • Gun Support Equipment
  • Gunfire
  • Health Services
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Military Organizations
  • Personnel Management
  • Psychological Operations
  • Self Propelled Guns
  • Weapons Effects

Readers

  • International Relations and Conflict Resolution
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.

Technology Areas

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