{"product_id":"fire-and-steel-paperback","title":"Fire and Steel - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Bar Katz\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor of \u003ci\u003eThe Elite\u003c\/i\u003e, Samuel Katz profiles Israel's 7th Armored Brigade with coverage of the 1967 Six-Day War, the fight for the Valley of Tears in the Golan Heights during the 1973 Yom Kippur War, and the Beirut-Damascus Highway campaign during the 1982 invasion of Lebanon in this action-packed story of four decades of victory and courage from the most awesome tank force in the world. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe force of Israel's 7th Armored Brigade has rewritten the manuals of armored warfare, surpassed the limits of courage under fire, and impressed military experts everywhere as the finest tank unit in the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eComposed of men marked by gun grease, suffused with the stench of cordite, and devoted to guarding some of modern history's hardest-won ground, these fighters are the elite of a nation's youth. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStarting with an armor of bought and stolen World War II surplus tanks, the brigade upgraded to the Merkava--otherwise known as the nation's deadliest tank. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eFire \u0026amp; Steel \u003c\/i\u003eis the story of a breathtaking 72 hours during the 1967 Six-Day War, the bitterly won fight for the Valley of Tears during the 1972 Yom Kippur War, and the bloody campaign for the Beirut-Damascus Highway during the 1982 invasion of Lebanon, which resulted in the obliteration of dozens of Syrian tanks. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis history-packed page-turner looks at Israel's 7th Armored Brigade and relives the electrifying annals of the fighters known as the \"Brigade of Heroes.\"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSamuel M. Katz is the author of more than twenty books and numerous articles on Middle East security issues, international terrorism, and special operations. He is the founder and former editor-in-chief of \u003ci\u003eSpecial Operations Report\u003c\/i\u003e, a trade publication that covered the world of international law enforcement and military counterterrorism units. He coauthored the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eUnder Fire: The Untold Story of the Attack in Benghazi\u003c\/i\u003e and he is also the author of\u003ci\u003e Relentless Pursuit: The DSS and the Manhunt for the Al-Qaeda Terrorists;\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Elite: The True Story of Israel's Secret Counterterrorist Unit\u003c\/i\u003e; and many others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 312\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.78 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 06, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47467882250461,"sku":"9781501100413","price":24.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/SXZjKzcybjE3czNZUStYTndZWk9hZz09.webp?v=1771688184","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/fire-and-steel-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}