-HARIOTS FF THE JESERT | n before the State of Israel existed as a stitutional fact, it found itself faced by daunting prospect of a war on three 11s against the well equipped forces of Arab world, all determined to destroy new-born Jewish state before it could perly established. Literally ‘born in the Israeli Defence Forces fought k with only their fearsome courage and | as substitutes for modern weapons it they succeeded then and succeeded in and again is a matter of histor ay, after quarter of a century, during ch they have survived some of the most se fighting the world has seen since end of the Second World War, Israel's ven forces have acquired a reputation courage, professionalism and battle lership which is second to none. rting from a very mixed collection of dated armoured vehicles in 1948, the eli Armoured Corps has played a major t in the defeat of every attempt by the bs to destroy the State of Israel. Now, ipped with its own Merkava main fe tank and with the experience of those d fought wars behind it, the Corps 1ds unrivalled in all aspects of its role particularly in the field of tank nery. ‘hariots of the Desert, David Eshel has "nus the fascinating story of the elopment of the Corps and its triumph attle, combining historical fact with _ sonal experience and the experience of comrades in arms. It is a story that will sire all those who read it and a fitting ute to all who played a part in it.CHARIOTS OF THE DESERT The Story of the Israeli Armoured Corps