Abteilung 502 ABT608 1982 – Invasion of Lebanon by Samer Kassis (English, 300 pages)

On 6 June 1982, Israel launched operation “Peace for Galilee”, alarge-scale invasion of Lebanon aiming at protecting northern Israelfrom PLO missiles, artillery and infiltration.
Called “al-Ijtiyah, The Invasion” in Lebanon, the operationdestroyed PLO infrastructure and altered the conflict map byremoving “players” and adding others, complicating the LebaneseCivil War scene.
This book beautifully narrates the use of tanks and armoured vehiclesin some of the most critical chapters of the conflict in Lebanon.
Dedicated primarily to modellers and lovers of military history, thisbook documents the use of various tanks in combat, ranging fromthe IDF armoured forces to the T-54/55 and some rare versions of theT-34. The author, Samer Kassis, a seasoned military historian ofthe Middle East, invites us on a fascinating journey into the recenthistory of Lebanon, publishing never-seen-before photographs ofthat moment in time.