| Title | : | Commando |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | |
| ISBN | : | 9386867168 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9789386867162 |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 384 |
| Publication | : | Published January 1, 2017 |
Commando Reviews
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I had enjoyed Mossad by the authors. When I saw this book in my friend’s collection, I knew I had to read it.
This non-fiction book chronicles the missions of the Israeli commando and military units. Trust me; these operations can rival any adventure that you find in spy and military thrillers. The stories would keep you captivated while you accompany the soldiers as they fight wars against numerically superior enemy forces; carry out raids in neighboring countries or faraway nations to neutralize threats to Israel or rescue Jews from another nation.
This book does a better job than Mossad when it comes to setting context. Each mission begins with a brief write up about the situation that led to it. At the end there is a quote usually from an individual who was personally involved in the mission.
The tales are engrossing but the events were true which means the bloodshed was real. We can debate for hours about the legality and ethics of some of the operations. Better we stay away from such a discussion.
This book would not appeal to everyone, only lovers of non-fiction military tales would appreciate it. -
5.0 ⭐
GENRE :- NON FICTION / HISTORY / MILITARY TACTICS.
From the Authors of MOSSAD another 💣 of a Book on Israeli 🇮🇱 wars and military actions. If you guys have any plans of reading MOSSAD, drop it and read COMMANDO first and than go to the latter.
About the Book :- Authors Michael Bar-Zohar & Nissim Mishal have done a tremendous job in narrating key military missions of the Israel Defense Force, their narrative has been explained with great efficiency only because Michael Bar - Zohar himself has participated in 4 Arab - Israeli wars in the past. Highlights of the book are interviews of key Military figures in the book as well as pictures of key events and wars.
One of my favorite moments in the book is a statement from Egyptian 🇪🇬 President GAMAL ABDEL NASSER just before the start of the famous "6 DAY WAR" just before the war he goes on to say in an interview "If Israel 🇮🇱 wants WAR, AHLAN WA SAHLAN" (meaning If Israel wants war Welcome / we shall give them War) the results being joint (Superior in Numbers)Arab Coalition Forces loosing to inferior Israel (Inferior in Numbers) in just 6 days.
Absolutely loved it and highly recommend this book if you wish to read about Wars, Military Tactics, Israeli Arab Conflict.
Thank you 🙂 -
Commando: The death-defying missions of the Israeli Special Forces- the title says it all. Michael Bar-Zohar and Nissim Mishal take us on an adrenaline pumping sojourn into two dozen death-defying missions undertaken by the Israeli Defense Forces. The Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) have no other choice other than taking up these missions, just to ensure that the tiny state of Israel survives the evil machinations of her Arab neighbors who try to wipe her off the face of the globe. The desperation of the State of Israel to ensure that she doesn’t fall prey to the existential crisis brought on by her inimical Arab neighbors, comes through clearly in the work. I enjoyed this book as much as the one on Mossad penned by the same authors. There are no repetitions of operations in this book, except for a couple of missions, but even they come across as really enjoyable to go through again.
Each chapter covers a specific operation and the chapters are prefaced by a short commentary explaining the situation that necessitated the mission. At the end of each chapter, the main protagonist of that particular mission explains the action in the first person. The format is very effective and keeps the reader’s interest alive right through the book. Strongly recommended read for everyone involved in the business of national security.
The sheer grit and determination exhibited by the Israeli Forces to vanquish her enemies and tormentors is a stuff of legends. Another fact that I really appreciated is that most of the high-ranking officers of the Army ended up taking up the reigns of the civilian democratically elected government at all junctures in the history of the country. Examples that readily come to mind are Yitzhak Rabin (Chief of Staff and Prime Minister), Moshe Dayan (Chief of Staff and Defense Minister), Ariel Sharon (Chief of Paratroopers, Defense Minister and Prime Minister), Ezer Weizman (Chief of Air Force and President), Shimon Peres (Director General Defense and President), Benyamin Netanyahu (Active commando in Seyeret Matkal, Finance Minister and current Prime Minister) and Ehud Barak (Commander of Seyeret Matkal and Prime Minister) just to name a few. In which other country would you find war hardened fighters taking on the responsibility to run the country as part of a democratically elected dispensation? I think it is the unique position of Israel in the history of nations that has made it a mandatory requirement of an elected representative to be tactically sound in military matters. Kudos are due to the people and the country that they have at no point in the short history of their county, ever allowed it to slide into a dictatorship.
The book starts off with the Entebbe operation, where the special forces manage to free all the hostages (except for death of one hostage and that of an officer taking part in the Ops) of the hijacked passenger jet right from under the nose of the Idi Amin regime. The sheer daredevilry of the commandos in that operation is really admirable. It does take a lot of imagination and courage to conceive such an operation and then pull it off successfully.
The authors have explained with lot of tactical details the operations carried out by the special forces during the six-day war against Egypt and the Yom Kippur war. The sheer bravery exhibited by the commandos in all these operations is really breath taking. The number of casualties taken on by the Israelis were high, but they have taken it as a price to be paid for their freedom and for protecting their religion and their way of life in the midst of very hostile neighbors.
The punishing raids that the Israelis manage into Egypt, Jordan and Gaza in retaliation to the terrorist attacks on their civilians is really breath taking. The operations are described with all tactical details and it makes very interesting reading. The zero-tolerance practiced by the Israeli nation against attacks by terrorists of Hamas and the PLO is really commendable. It is something which needs to be emulated, especially by a country like India, which is no stranger to covert attacks from across the border. Whether we have the political will to do so is another question. The unity and consensus of the whole of the political establishment of Israel, in taking out the terrorists is worth emulating. There would be contrarian opinions in any democracy, but when it comes to matters of national security and national interest all political schisms need to be levelled, if something worthwhile has to be achieved. -
"Mossad" being the famous book it was, I was sure I will read it, But after discussions online I realised that I should Start with Commando and then Mossad...
So, I Picked Commando as my first read of November 2020, and i really enjoyed reading it... This book contains Articles on Some of the Most Dangerous Encounters of the Israeli Special Forces...
There are Assasination Missions, Rescue of Hostages, Wars against Enemy Nations and Reading about all these in details, and Knowing that all of these have actually happened in real, the close encounters, the bloodbath was chilling...
What I appreciated the Most about this book, Was that it gives a lot of information on How one of the best armed forces of the World Operates...
One of the Authors Michael Bar-Zohar has himself been part of the Commando units, and that Increases the Fact that these are as true accounts as possible...
I am more of a Fiction Reader, But can easily say that this book though being a Non-Fiction did not bore me at all...
All the Fans of Action Movies, and Interested in Military Powers will definately enjoy this...
it was a entertaining and enlightning read for me... Will be Starting Mossad Now....
Do tell me, your Views if you have read it... Or When You Read it...
Happy Reading... -
It's a nice book about the mission of different special forces of IDF. Through this book you not only get to know about Sayaret Matkal but also other special forces like Maglan, Shayetet 13, Kingfisher and many more. It's a good book to get to know about IDF as an organisation and how they have achieved their current reputation.
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A great book with many many tiny stories of real life mission the israeli defence force plus other military organisations of Israel have performed for their nation.
Great for everyday short stories and all.
A little disappointed at the way it was written with lots of different stories but lack of binding references or context. Could’ve been assembled better. -
A Fantastic book for every die hard war genre fan !!! To top it all these are all true incidents of Israeli Defense Forces(IDF) after their Independence. A must read for those who are history buffs as this gives everyone an eye opening account of global face-offs among different countries.
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Explosive action.
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Helped me deceive and destroy. Couldn't have imagined that the book would help me in a certain secretive endueveour.
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The book is a thriller filled with apparently real life missions of valor
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I picked up this book with great expectations, and I say, I did a good thing.
A must read for all who are into military and covert operations and all.
Great stuff. Believe me, you won't regret. -
Very well documented operation of the Israeli Defence Forces giving a generous insight into the differences of hierarchy, operation security, commitment to the mission along with a sense of ignoring the political horse shite.
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thrilling & captivating
The heroics of Sayrat Matkal (somewhat controversial) is riveting
