Lessons from the Bekaa Valley
Lessons from the Bekaa Valley - an Indian's assesment Prof. Prodyut Das Introduction The tale of the air war over the Bekaa Valley has only improved with time and telling. It was definitely a spectacular operation but various slanted lessons have been read off the operation. though the Israelis themselves have often said that its lessons cannot be generalized. This assessment is based on a selection of typical analyses done by various agencies. I have based as my source official analyses by Col. Dubrov writing in the Aviytsiya and Kosmonautica on the lessons of the war and a commentary on the same by Dr. Benjamin Lambeth writing for RAND. Both these journals are “Government” and being “Government” has the merit of being true though by no means is it the whole truth. Governments cannot afford to work that way. A factor none of the reports mention was the contribution of the terrain of the Bekaa Valley. It appears to me that the terra...