Publisher's Synopsis
It took only 15 years for an army once known for its agility and operational brilliance to turn into a clumsy bureaucratic labyrinth, according to Colonel Emanuel Wald's report to Israeli Chief of Staff Moshe Levi. Not surprisingly, Wald's conclusions greatly embarrassed Israeli political and military leaders as news of the report circulated throughout international military circles. Wald resigned, and his report was published in Hebrew as a book that became a best-seller in Israel. Now available in English for the first time, Wald's findings are supported by a detailed analysis of the steady decline of the Israeli Defense Forces' administrative and operational abilities from the Six Day War to the Peace for Galilee War.