“The secret notes of Peres,” Itamar Eichner, Yedioth Ahronoth, 17.7.2011(h)
“A rescue operation which shocked the world,” Haim Isrovitz, Maariv, 27.6.2006. (h)
Parts from Motta Gur notes (Internet site: The heritage of Gur). (h)
“Exposure: The Mossad photograph, Operation Entebbe on the way,” Sharon Rofe-Ofir, Ynet 1.7.2006. (internet site)
Bar-Zohar Michael, “Shimon Peres, the biography,” Random House, New York 2007, pp. 313–348.
“Operation Entebbe,” Journal of the Defense Minister, 27 June 1976, IDF Archives.
Peres Shimon, “Entebbe Diary,” Yedioth Ahronoth, Tel Aviv, 1991. (h)
Rabin Yitzhak, “The Rabin Memoirs,” Maariv, Tel Aviv, 1979, p. 527. (h)
Gur Mordechai (Motta), “The Chief of Staff,” Maarakhot, Tel Aviv, 1998, pp. 236–288. (h)
Interview of Shimon Peres.
Interview of Tamir Pardo.
2: To Save Jerusalem, 1948
Yitzhaki Arie, “Latrun—the battle for the road to Jerusalem”; “Latrun, road seven is ‘Burma Road’—the siege was broken,” Kama publishers, Jerusalem 1982, volume 1, pp. 269–282, volume 2, pp. 321–339. (h)
Shamir Shlomo (Gen. res.) “At all costs—to Jerusalem,” “Road Seven to Jerusalem,” Maarakhot, Ministry of Defense, Tel-Aviv, 1994, pp. 415–454. (h)
Talmi Menachem, “The new route,” Cultural service of the IDF, 1949. (h)
Oren Ram, “Latrun, the new hope,” Keshet publishers, Tel-Aviv, 2002, pp. 309–332. (h)
Rabin Yitzhak, “The Rabin Memoirs,” op.cit. 1979, pp. 52–56. (h)
“The man who discovered the Burma Road,” Eli Eshed, E-magoo.co.il, Internet magazine, 28.5.2005. (h)
Interview of Yitzhak Navon.
3: Black Arrow, 1955
Eilam Uzi, “Eilam’s Arch,” Gaza raid—Black-Arrow Mission, 28.2.1955, Yedioth Books (Miskal) 2009, pp. 32–39. (h)
“Black Arrow—fiftieth anniversary to the unification of the mythological paratrooper unit 101,” Kobi Finkler, Channel 7, 23.1.07. (h)
Bar-Zohar Michael and Haber Eitan, “The book of the Paratroopers,” Levin Epstein publishers, Tel-Aviv, 1969, pp. 32–39. (h)
“We were here. The IDF attacks in Gaza, 1955,” Yanai Israeli, Walla, 7.3.2008. (h)
“Black Arrow, a pierced heart: the paratroopers hero and the Gaza mission,” Roi Mendel, Ynet, Yedioth Ahronoth, 7.3.2012. (h)
Interview of Uzi Eilam.
4: “Bring Down this Plane!” 1956
Tzidon Yoash (Chatto), “By day by night, through haze and fog,” Maariv publishers,1995, p. 216. (h)
“Hour of the bat,” Elazar Ben-Lulu, Internet site of the IDF. (h)
Interview of Yoash (Chatto) Tzidon.
5: Kadesh, 1956
“Myths and facts,” a historical research; The Mitla Pass 26th anniversary,” Monitin Magazine, October 1981. (h)
“The Independence War was not a war of few against many—The Mitla Myth,” Moshe Ronen, Yedioth Ahronoth, 4.8.1999. (h)
“The longest day in Sinai,” Uri Dan, Maariv, 28.10.1966. (h)
“Being there—testimony on Sharon, Gur, Eitan, Hofi, Davidi and others,” Monitin, November 1966. (h)
Ben-Gurion David, “A letter to the Ninth brigade, 6.11.1956,” Ministry of Defense, IDF archives. (h)
Dayan Moshe, “On the Sinai campaign, 6.11.1956,” Ministry of Defense, IDF archives. (h)
“Operation Steamroller, operation orders 64/56, 28.10.1956 including annex 4—A paratroop drop,” IDF archive. (h)
“On the parachuting at the Mitla,” Dr. Arieh Gilai, the Paratroopers’ internet site. (h)
“The brigade’s reconnaissance unit, a personal story of the Mitla battle,” Uri Getz, the Paratroopers’ internet site. (h)
“Heavy mortars battalion 332, testimony about the Mitla battle,” Yakov Tzur, the Paratroopers’ internet site. (h)
“Company A, Battalion 890, the cave mopping at the Mitla battle,” Avshalom (Avsha) Adam, the Paratroopers’ internet site. (h)
“Nahal squad commanders course 906, fighting route at Kadesh, personal testimonies,” Shai Marmur and Rafi Benisti, the Paratroopers’ internet site. (h)
“Machine-gunner company E battalion 88: At the Mitla battle I stood exposed on a half-track,” Moshe Hassin as told to Dr. Arieh Gilai, the Paratroopers’ internet site. (h)
“Fighter and Sergeant-Major, company A, A personal story about the Mitla parachuting and the caves’ battle,” Moni Meroz, the Paratroopers’ internet site. (h)
“The Mitla battle,” Shraga Gafni, Maarakhot, Ministry of Defense, number 113, 1960. (h)
Bar-Zohar Michael and Haber Eitan, “The Mitla trap,” the book of the Paratroopers, Op. cit. pp. 132–140. (h)
Bar-Zohar Michael, “Ben-Gurion,” Volume 3 (out of 3) Am-Oved publishers, Tel-Aviv, 1977, pp. 1207–1286. (h)
Bar-Zohar Michael, “Shimon Peres, the biography,” Random House, N.Y. 2007, pp. 144–154.
Dayan Moshe, “Diary of the Sinai Campaign,” New York, Harper and Row, 1966.
Eitan Rafael (Raful) “A soldier’s Story,” Maariv publishers, Tel-Aviv, 1985, p. 65. (h)
6: “Life or Death,” Operation Focus, 1967
Cohen (Cheetah) Elazar and Lavi Zvi, “The Six Day War, The Suez is not the limit,” Maariv, Tel-Aviv, 1990, pp. 263–291. (h)
“The Focus plan—as a thunderball out of a blue sky,” Pirsumei Teufa (Aviation magazine) Rishon Lezion, pp. 55–80. (h)
Yanai Ehud, ed.; General (res.) Yiftach Spector, “Moked, Aerial Supremacy,” Keter publishers, Jerusalem, 1995, pp.162–170. (h)
Churchill Randolph and Churchill Winston, “The air strike—the Six Day War,” Houghton Mifflin, Boston, 1967, p. 82.
Rabin Yitzhak, “The Rabin Memoirs,” Maariv publishers, 1979, pp.186–191. (h)
Weizman Ezer, “On Eagles Wings,” Maariv publishers, Tel-Aviv, 1975, pp. 259–273. (h)
“The Focus Plan—how it was planned and how it was carried out,” Zeev Shiff, Haaretz, 10.4.1981. (h)
“Our Air Force was annihilated—the picture was black,” Yaakov Lamdan, “Laisha” (woman’s weekly magazine), 5.6.1989. (h)
“A forced gamble,” Meir Amitai, Haaretz, 4.7.1997. (h)
“Like a thunderball from a blue sky,” Noam Ophir, the IAF magazine, 1.6.2002. (h)
A 1983 interview with Abd-El-Hamid Helmy, Commander of the Egyptian Air-Force, “Al Ahram” Internet site.
Steven Pressfield, “Lion’s Gate,” Sentinel HC, New York, 2014.
Interview of Colonel (res.) Yossi Sarig. (h)
Interview of General (res.) Avihu Bin-Nun. (h)
7: “The Temple Mount Is in Our Hands!” 1967
Narkiss Uzi, general (res.) “Jerusalem is one,” Am-Oved, Tel- Aviv, 1975, pp. 160–163, 173–175, 200–201, 241–253. (h)
Landau Eli, “Jerusalem Forever,” chapters: “The day of Jerusalem”; “Ammunition Hill;” “The temple Mount and the Western Wall are in our hands”; pp. 25–32,111–147, 161–171, Otpaz, Tel-Aviv, 1967. (h)
Nathan Moshe, “The battle for Jerusalem,” Chapters: “Ammunition Hill”; “The Lions` Gate”; “The Victory Gate”; pp. 131–191, 293–333, 334–349, Otpaz, Tel-Aviv, 1968. (h)
Dayan David, “From Hermon to Suez”—History of the Six Day War. Chapter: “Jerusalem of Iron”; “Here is the Western Wall”; pp. 144–154, 155–161. Massada, Ramat-Gan, 1967. (h)
Weizman Ezer, op. cit. pp. 283–297. (h)
Kfir Ilan, “The Fighting IDF- Military and Defense Encyclopaedia,” Volume 4, chapter: “Jerusalem of Iron,” pp. 89–99, Revivim Publishers, Maariv, Tel-Aviv, 1982–1986. (h)
“Motta made History,” Moshe Bar-Yehuda, Military Magazine, 24.5.1968. (h)
“We’ve got the scoop,” Ravit Naor, Maariv, 18.4.1997. (h)
“The hill was acquired by blood,” Yoram Shoshani, Yedioth Ahronoth, 8.1.1968. (h)
Oren Michael, “Six Days of War,” Presidio Press, 2003.
“Jerusa
lem of blood, songs and prayers,” Yehuda Ezrachi, Maariv, 13.6.1967. (h)
“Jerusalem will be built,” Yehuda Haezrachi, Maariv, 16.6.1967. (h)
“Against fortified bunkers and 120 mm. mortars,” Amit Navon and Moshe Zonder, Maariv, 18.4.1997. (h)
“The battle for Jerusalem continued because of lack of communication with the IDF forces after the Jordanians broke the ceasefire,” A. Gazit, Maariv, 8.6.1972. (h)
“The Battle over the Bridge,” Hotam magazine, 18.1.1974. (h)
“The blowing of the Bunker at Ammunition hill,” Shimshon Ofer, Davar, 25.8.1967. (h)
“Ammunition hill in retrospect,” Haim Fikersh, Hatzophe, 17.5.85. (h)
“Dayan ordered me: Take my picture when I enter the old city,” Ilan Bruner, Maariv, 18.4.1997. (h)
“This year in built Jerusalem!,” Menachem Barash, Yedioth-Ahronoth, 8.6.1967. (h)
Gur Mordechai (Motta)—“The Temple Mount is in our hands—Victory Parade, 12.6.1967,” Defense Office publications, p. 335. (h)
8: “I felt I Was Suffocating”: The Raid on Green Island, 1969
“Tens of Egyptians killed on IDF invasion to Green Island,” Eitan Haber, Yedioth Ahronoth, 20.7.1969. (h)
“The Canons of Green Island”—Haolam Haze, Magazine, 23.7.1969. (h)
“At Least 25 Egyptians killed on IDF attack on Green Island.” Military correspondent, Davar, 21.7.1969. (h)
“On Green Island 25 years ago,” Yehuda Ofan, Al-Hamishmar, 21.7.1969. (h)
“The hottest day in Suez,” Eitan Haber, Yedioth Ahronoth, 21.7.1969.
“Heroes of Green Island,” Zeev Shiff, Haaretz, 13.3.70. (h)
“Green Island: First attack,” Uriel Ben-Ami, Bamahane, 27.7.1977.
“In fire and water,” Judith Winkler, Haaretz, 27.6.1979. (h)
“Exodus of the naval commando fighters,” Bruria-Avidan-Barir, Laisha, 17.4.1989. (h)
“50 critical moments,” Meirav Arlozorov, Bamahane, 23.3.1994. (h)
Eldar Michael (Mike), “Flotilla 13—The story of the Naval commandos,” Maariv publishers, Tel-Aviv, 1993, pp. 386–414. (h)
Mustafa Kabha, “The Egyptian attrition and the Israeli counter-attrition,” Egyptian sources, Yad-Tabenkin, Institute of Research, pp. 79–100.
Interview of Ami Ayalon. (h)
9: The French Defense Minister: “Bomb the Israelis!” 1969
“Suddenly, one morning, 6 boats disappeared,” Sigal Buhris, Between the Waves magazine, no. 89, 20 years to the operation.(h)
“The 48th soul,” Uri Sharon, Davar, 9.8.1991. (h)
Limon Moka, Tzur Miron, “Jewish Pirates—Boats of Cherbourg,” Maariv publishers, Tel-Aviv, 1988, pp. 138–184. (h)
“They had a general rehearsal,” Idith Witman, Hadashot, 25.12.1988. (h)
“In memory of the boats on their way,” Ilana Baum, Maariv, 26.12.1988. (h)
“The story of A.M. Lea,” Joseph Michalsky, Davar, 23.12.1979. (h)
“Five boats are about to arrive today,” Lamerhav Daily, 31.12.1969. (h)
“Egyptian spokesman: we are confident that France is not to blame for the smuggling of the five boats,” Shmuel Segev, Maariv, 31.12.1969. (h)
Rabinovitz Abraham, edited by Effi Melzer, “The boats of Cherbourg,” Effi Melzer Publishing House, Military research, Reut Publishers, 2001. (h)
Interview of Hadar Kimchy.
10: “Why Bomb if We Can Take?” 1969
“The night of the Radar,” Eitan Haber, Yedioth Ahronoth, 8.1.1971.
Kfir Ilan, op. cit. Paratroopers, Volume 4, pp. 123–125
Fiksler Yoel, “Rooster 53—Operation for bringing the radar from Egypt, December 26–27, 1969,” S.H.R. publishers, Rehovot, 2009. (h)
Cohen Eliezer (Cheeta), Lavi Zvi, “The sky is not the limit,” “Imaginary, crazy rooster,” Maariv publishers, Tel-Aviv, 1990, pp. 387–392. (h)
“An American request for information about the Egyptian radar is expected,” Nissim Kiviti, Eitan Haber, Yedioth Ahronoth, 4.1.1970. (h)
“Remember, you are entering the Lion’s lair!” Eitan Haber, Yedioth Ahronot, 28.12.1969. (h)
“Expiatory Rooster,” Dani Spector, Yedioth Ahronoth, 30.12.2009. (h)
“Heritage paper 66—The snatching of the Egyptian radar,” Oded Marom, IAF friends Magazine, 2012. (h)
“Operation ‘Rooster’—Israel Captures Egyptian Radar in War of attrition,” Jewish Virtual Library, December 26–27, 1969.
Interview of Nehemiah Dagan.
11: “The Enemy Speaks Russian!” 1970
Yonai Ehud, “No Margin for Error,” op. cit. pp. 231–134.
“The Russians did not believe it’s happening,” Amir Rappaport, Omri Assenheim, NRG, 13.8.2005. (h)
Cohen Eliezer (Cheeta), Lavi Zvi, op. cit. pp. 411–415. (h)
Amir Amos, “Fire in the sky,” Defense ministry, Tel-Aviv, 2000. (h)
“Our pilots overcame the Russian pilots,” Arie Avneri, Yedioth Ahronoth, 2.8.1970. (h)
“Commander of the Russian Air Force investigates the interception of the MiGs,” Egyptian news agency, Yedioth Ahronoth, 2.8.1970. (h)
“The four MiGs that were shot down yesterday were flown by Russian pilots,” Yedioth Ahronoth, 31.7.1970. (h)
“Will the USSR accept her fighters being hurt?” Eitan Haber, Yedioth Ahronoth, 3.8.1970. (h)
Interview of Amir Eshel.
12: White Angels on Jacob’s Ladder, 1972
“Brilliant 90 seconds of The Matkal Commandos,” Moshe Zonder, Maariv, 25.3.1994. (h)
“23 hours of anxiety,” Yedioth Ahronoth reporters, 12.5.1972. (h)
“We released Sabena,” Moshe Zonder and Amit Navon, Maariv,16.5.1997.
“That is how I shot The prime Minister,” Yossi Asulin, Southern local paper, 25.4.1997. (h)
“The breaking into Sabena,” Yosi Argaman and Zvi Elchayani, Bamahane, 20.5.1992. (h)
“Kidnapping Diary: hour by hour,” Zeev Shif, Haaretz, 12.5.1972. (h)
“The hot line between Lod and Jerusalem,” Yosef Harif, Maariv, 12.5.1972. (h)
Kaspit Ben, Kfir Ilan, editor: Dani Dor, “Netanyahu—The road to power, the break through into Sabena airplane,” Alfa Communication, Tel-Aviv, 1997, pp. 65–70. (h) Birch Lane Press, USA, 1998.
Interview of Benjamin Netanyahu.
13: “Stop! Halt! Hands Up!” 1972
Argaman Yossef, “Intelligence and Israel’s security,”—“Kidnapping of the Syrian Generals—Top Secret,” 1990, pp. 32–42. (h)
“Trapping the five Syrians—great victory of the Israeli Intelligence,” Yedioth Ahronoth, 22.6.1972. (h)
“Syrian Intelligence officers have more influence than other officers,” Ilan Kfir, Yedioth Ahronoth, 22.6.1972. (h)
“Frightened and distraught, the five high-rank Syrian officers were taken prisoners,” Yehezkel Hameiri and Eitan Haber, Yedioth Ahronoth, 22.6.1972. (h)
Zonder Moshe, “Sayeret Matkal, the Uzi Dayan era,” Keter, Jerusalem, 2000, pp.182–183. (h)
Kaspit Ben, Kfir Ilan, Dani Dor ed., “Netanyahu—The road to Power,” Alfa communication, Tel-Aviv 1997, pp. 68–70. (h).
“The Kidnapping of the Syrian Generals,” Yosef Argaman, Bamahane, 29.7.1987. (h)
“Heroes of operation Crate reveal: that is how we kidnapped the Syrian officers,” Shaul Shai, Moria Ben-Yosef, “Israel Defense,” Internet site, 25.3.2012. (h)
Interview of Uzi Dayan.
14: That Lady Means Trouble, 1973
Documents of the IDF Archives, file 401 (papers 4,6–16)
Bar-Zohar Michael, ed., “The Book of Valor,” Yaakov Hisday on Avida Shor, Ministry of Defense publishers, Magal, Tel-Aviv, 1977, pp. 184–187. (h)
Bar-Zohar Michael, Mishal Nissim, “Mossad—The Greatest Missions of the Israeli Secret Service,” The Quest for The Red Prince, Harper Collins, New York, 2012, pp.186–213.
“We heard a huge explosion, the building was cut in two,” Tal Zagraba, “Shavuz,” Internet site. (h)
“The autumn of ‘Spring of Youth�
��,” Onn Levi, Davar, 23.4.1993. (h)
“Bravery does not console,” Oded Liphshitz, Al Hamishmar, 24.4.1993. (h)
“Mental strength is our weapon,” Ehud Barak, Yedioth Ahronoth, 25.4.1993. (h)
“Barak dressed like a woman entered the terrorist buildings,” Dani Sade, Yedioth Ahronoth, 25.4.1993. (h)
“General Barak, dressed like a woman, on a lovers’ stroll to the terrorists’ homes in Beirut,” Gil Keisari, Haaretz 11.4.73. (h)
“The raiding force captured important papers regarding the terrorist organizations in Israel and in the occupied territories,” Haaretz reporter on Arab subjects, Haaretz, 11.4.1973. (h)
“Six Israeli Mossad agents arrived in Beirut—a few days before the IDF raid,” David Herst, The Guardian, quoted in Maariv, 11.4.1973. (h)
“I heard shootings in the corridor and I said: Certainly the Israelis are attacking,” Zvi Lavi, Maariv, 13.4.1973. (h)
“If we would have learned a lesson from this,” Uri Milstein, Hadashot, 29.3.1985. (h)
“Western papers on the IDF raid in Beirut, Reuters, AFP, UPI; Daily Express, London: “The Israeli intelligence is the most efficient in the world,” as quoted in Hazofe, 12.4.1973. (h)
“I’ll never forgive Ehud Barak for taking part in the killing of my husband,” D’isi Adwan, in Amman, Zoher Andreous, Maariv, 16.5.2000. (h)
“IDF Raid—Shock treatment,” Eitan Haber, Yedioth Ahronoth, 13.4.1973. (h)
“Prime minister of Lebanon demanded to fire senior officers after the raid; He retired after his demand was rejected,” News agencies in Beirut, Yedioth Ahronoth, 12.4.1973. (h)
“Israeli Agents arrived in Beirut on Friday to prepare the operation,” Arthur Chatsworth, Daily Express, as quoted in Yedioth Ahronoth, 12.4.1973. (h)
“Chief of Staff Elazar confirms important documents were captured in Beirut; 900 terrorists were hit in 1972,” Reuven Ben-Zvi, Yedioth Ahronoth, 12.4.1973. (h)
“Mission impossible in the heart of Beirut,” Dan Arkin, Maariv, 11.4.1973. (h)
“The Mercedes cars were rented in Beirut seven hours before the raid,” News agencies’ correspondents in Beirut, Maariv, 11.4.1973. (h)
Interview with Kamal Adwan, a week before he was killed, Robert Stephens, The Observer, as quoted in Maariv, 15.4.1973. (h)
“The Operation in Beirut (the full story as told by the participants),” Benjamin Landau, Bamahane, 6.9.1972. (h)
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