Description: Album Hashiryon, 1964 Photographic Album of the IDF Armor Corps, Israel Army Click to Enlarge Description: Album Hashiryon Photographic Album of the Armor Corps of the Israel Defense Forces with accompaniying text by Haim Gouri Preface by Aluf David Elazar Edited by G. Rivlin et al. Ma'arachot Publishing of the IDF, No date but 1964. Pictorial illustrated hardcovers, oblong quarto, 99 pages, photographs. The many photographs in this volume document the history, development, training, equipment and activities of the Armor Corps of the Israel Defense Force. The volume was published a few years before the outbreak of the 1967 war in which the Armor Corps played a very important part. Very scarce volume. (No WorldCat entry) David "Dado" Elazar (August 27, 1925 – April 15, 1976) was the ninth Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces, serving in that capacity from 1972 to 1974. He was forced to resign in the aftermath of the Yom Kippur War. Born in Sarajevo, and of Sephardic heritage, Elazar immigrated to Palestine in 1940 with the Youth Aliyah program and settled on kibbutz Ein Shemer. He soon joined the Palmach and fought in many important battles during Israel's War of Independence, including the Battle of San Simon Monastery in Jerusalem. As a soldier, he advanced through the ranks, eventually serving as commander of the famous HaPortzim Battalion of the Harel Brigade. Elazar remained in the army after the war, transferring to the armored corps following the 1956 Sinai campaign. He served as deputy to the commander of the corps, Haim Bar Lev, taking over as commander of the armored corps in 1961. He remained in this position until 1964, when he was appointed Chief of the Northern Command. He served in this position during the Six-Day War of 1967 and oversaw Israel's capture of the strategic Golan Heights from Syria in just two days. This led to a rapid ceasefire with Syria and the end of the war. After the war, Elazar served as the chief operations officer on the general staff. On January 1, 1972, he was appointed Chief of Staff. Haim Gouri (born 9 October 1923) is an Israeli poet, novelist, journalist, and documentary filmmaker. Haim Gouri was born in Tel Aviv. After studying at the Kadoorie Agricultural High School, he joined the Palmach militia. In 1947 he was sent to Hungary to assist Holocaust survivors to come to Palestine. During the 1948 Arab–Israeli War he was a deputy company commander in the Palmach's Negev Brigade. Gouri studied literature at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the Sorbonne in Paris. As a journalist he worked for Lamerhav and later, Davar. He achieved fame with his coverage of the 1961 trial of Adolf Eichmann. Gouri lives with his wife, Aliza, in Jerusalem. Gouri's first published poem, Sea Voyage, appeared in Mishmar, edited by Abraham Shlonsky, in 1945. His first complete volume of poetry, Flowers of Fire, was published in 1949, after the Israeli War of Independence. Awards and honors The film The 81st Blow, which he wrote, co-produced, and co-directed, was nominated for the 1974 Academy Award for Documentary Feature. It is part of a powerful Holocaust trilogy that includes The Last Sea and Flames in the Ashes. In 1975, Gouri was awarded the Bialik Prize for literature. In 1988, he was awarded the Israel Prize, for Hebrew poetry. In 1998, he won the Uri Zvi Grinberg award. CONDITION: Very Good-. (Covers have some soil, edge and corner wear, paper chipping at edges. Gift inscription on front pastedown, some bubbling on pastedowns, text and photographs are intact and clean.) Check our other auctions and store listings for additional unusual items. (Click here to view all of our auctions) Shipping and Payment Information Shipping : DOMESTIC Domestic Media Mail shipping, including Delivery Confirmation and Insurance, is standard. 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Binding: Hardcover
Subject: Military & War
Topic: Foreign Militaries
Year Printed: 1964
Special Attributes: 1st Edition
Origin: Israel
