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Israel Defence Army 1948-1958. Edited by Lt-Col. Gershon Rivlin. Forward by David Ben-Gurion, Prime Minister and Minister of Defense. Printed in Israel at Arieli and Yefeth Press, 1958. Heavily illustrated, 8.5”x11”. Inscribed, signed and dated: “May 1, 1958 Israel, Mr. & Mrs. Davidson, A pleasant remembrance of your visit to Israel. Colonel R. Vardi, I.D.F.” Some light discoloration around the edges of the covers otherwise in very good condition………………….$95.00
VARDI, Raphael (1922-2016). Israel Defense Forces Major General, Head of Manpower Directorate and Chief Military Police Officer (1960-62). He was the Battalion Commander of Givati Brigade during the 1947-49 Palestine War. During the Six-Day War he served as the Jerusalem District Commander. In 1968 he became one of the first military personnel to become Brigadier General in the I.D.F. As the West Bank Governor Vardi controlled 600,000 Palestinian Arabs.
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