Middle East

There can be few weapons which have struck such fear into armed forces around the world, or made so many shocking headlines, as IEDs – Improvised Explosive Devices. In effect a bomb constructed and...

Harpia Publishing presents an in-depth look at the Turkish Air Force focusing on the varied manned aircraft and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) currently in service, its structure, units and markings.

The days of 11-13 June, 1982, proved that Arik Sharon’s plan was over-ambitious and adventuristic. Dragging the IDF into the fight with Syrians appeared to be more complicated despite IDF superiority...

“DAMN THE VALLEY” was a phrase regularly uttered by the men that spent any amount of time in the Arghandab River Valley during the deployment of 2 Fury to Afghanistan in 2009–2010. The valley...

For more than thirty years, Giora Even-Epstein flew fighters for the Israel Air Force, achieving recognition as a highly skilled military aviator and the highest-scoring jet-mounted ace with the most number of confirmed victories in the French Mirage.

Marines of 3/5 on the advance on Baghdad in 2003, and how the Iraq War changed their lives.

This book demonstrates the significant role sea power played in shaping the Middle East. From the dawn of Islam, until the 21st Century – naval power profoundly impacted on national policy.

Since 1966, the backbone of the fighter-bomber fleet of the air forces of Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Libya, Syria, and Yemen was – and sometimes still is – formed by Sukhoi-designed fighter-bombers.