The Israeli Air Force Story: The Making of a Corps d'Elite

by Robert Jackson

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256 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1970

About the author

Robert Jackson was born in 1941 in the North Yorkshire village of Melsonby. A former pilot and navigation instructor, his active involvement with aviation lasted many years. Following his retirement from the RAFVR in 1977 as a squadron leader, he became a full-time aviation writer and aerospace correspondent and lectured extensively on strategic issues. He speaks five languages, including Russian, and has written more than forty nonfiction works on military affairs. He is also the author of the popular Yeoman and SAS fiction series.

Reviews

[Robert Hepple]

Published in 1970, Robert Jackson's The Israeli Air Force Story makes interesting reading having been written three years prior to the testing events of the 1973 Yom Kippur war. It has a generally upbeat tone in its praising of the Israeli Air Force, and this is causes the occasional daft bit of prose. For example, on page 205 in a chapter about the Six Days War, Jackson summarises the air war with, amongst others, the phrase 'None of the Israeli aircraft had been destroyed in air combat, although three Mysteres had been bounced by MiGs during strafing attacks...' Erm, I think that qualifies as classic air combat, hit them before they see you! Also, in chapter 1 Jackson refers to a pilots experience flying B-17s in Europe against the Luftwaffe whilst flying for the 'United States Air Force', a classic schoolboy error and not the sort of thing a good aviation writer ought to be doing. In spite of this, and the horrible front cover art, the book makes a good informative read, even if the final chapter 'The Future' is so far and wide of the mark.