TY - CHAP
T1 - Special forces, ethos and technology
T2 - The case of Israel’s Haruv Reconnaissance Unit
AU - Drory, Zeev
AU - Lewin, Eyal
AU - Ben-Ari, Eyal
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 selection and editorial material, Jessica Glicken Turnley, Kobi Michael and Eyal Ben-Ari; individual chapters, the contributors.
PY - 2017/1/1
Y1 - 2017/1/1
N2 - This chapter analyzes Sayeret Haruv - the ‘Carob’ Reconnaissance Unit operating between 1966 and 1974 as a special unit directly linked to the Central Command of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). It specialized in anti-terrorism, counter-terrorism, and commando missions in the Jordan Valley between the Dead Sea and south of the Sea of Galilee. In only a few years the unit evolved into an elite force marked by the independent and selective recruitment of volunteer conscripts. At its height, it specialized in new modes of action, including cooperation with the air force (helicopters and airplanes) and navy (for attacks from the Dead Sea), and new types of equipment. It also developed a doctrine for hot, or armed, pursuit (Erez and Edelist 1983: 94).
AB - This chapter analyzes Sayeret Haruv - the ‘Carob’ Reconnaissance Unit operating between 1966 and 1974 as a special unit directly linked to the Central Command of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). It specialized in anti-terrorism, counter-terrorism, and commando missions in the Jordan Valley between the Dead Sea and south of the Sea of Galilee. In only a few years the unit evolved into an elite force marked by the independent and selective recruitment of volunteer conscripts. At its height, it specialized in new modes of action, including cooperation with the air force (helicopters and airplanes) and navy (for attacks from the Dead Sea), and new types of equipment. It also developed a doctrine for hot, or armed, pursuit (Erez and Edelist 1983: 94).
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U2 - 10.4324/9781315208114
DO - 10.4324/9781315208114
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AN - SCOPUS:85049948232
SN - 9781138632622
SP - 201
EP - 211
BT - Special Operations Forces in the 21st Century
ER -