The book, The Fighting Israeli Air Force, chronicles the incredible combat history of perhaps the world's greatest air force between its inception in 1948 up through 1984.  By way of background, the State of Israel has been able to withstand continual assualts from surrounding nations, largely due to the skill and daring of its Air Force.  This military organization has grown from a few pilots and a handful of hand-me-down aircraft to an elite flying corps. flying the world's most advanced aircraft.  The story of the Israeli Air Force (IAF) is told by those who lived it, the pilots, the strategists and the officials of the IAF.  The aircraft flown by the IAF such as the Messerschmitt, Mirage, F-4 Phantom, F-15 Eagle and F-16 Fighting Falcon are reviewed in detail.  The chapters in this book are as follows: 1) Thunder in the Sky - An Overview; 2) The War of Independance, 1948; 3) The Sinai Campaign, 1956; 4) The Six-Day War, 1967; 5) The War of Attrition, 1967 - 70; 6) The Yom Kippur War, 1973; 7) Entebbe - The impossible Rescue, July 4, 1976; 8) Baghdad - The Osirak Reactor, 1981 and 9) Lebanon -  Operation Peace for Galilee, 1982.  The appendices include the following sections: 1) The Missions of the IAF; 2) Israeli Defense Force (Zahal); 3) Uniforms and Insignia; 4) IAF Commanders; 5) Air Bases; 6) The Aircraft, Friend and Foe (1947 - 1983); 7) Israel - Some Facts and Figures; 8) A Brief History of Israel; 9) A Chronology of Highlights from Biblical Times to the Present; 10) Religions in Israel and 11) Index.   Along with an informative text full of facts and aircraft specifications, this book includes the following: 1) Many black and white vintage photographs; 2) "Three-view" Silhouettes and 3) Numerous maps and charts. This book is 208 pages and is in excellent condition.  The authors are Brig. General Stanley M. Ulanoff, U.S.A.R. and Lt. Col. David Eshel, IDF, Retired.  Edition published in 1985.