An interesting and well-researched book. His compelling and accurate analysis explains different aspects of the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hezbollah.

This book is significant because it describes, in great detail, both the greatest current military threat against Israel as well as long-term threat trends. . . . Israel’s Long War with Hezbollah provides valuable background to this ongoing conflict and a window into what one can expect in the inevitable next round of fighting.

Marcus’s own excellent analysis deserves the attention of any informed reader interested in Israel or modern military history. The long war isn’t over, and its underlying dynamic, ably documented by Raphael Marcus, remains unchanged.

English-language readers will be rewarded with a clear understanding of current IDF strategy, constraints and planning, particularly as it relates to Hezbollah.

The book is a significant contribution to the study of this conflict and of Hezbollah. But it also serves as a case study on how militaries—both state and nonstate—can learn from battlefield mistakes and evolve to match threats. . . . This book is worth the attention of anyone interested in learning the intricacies of the civil-military dynamic and those who seek a deeper knowledge of the military history surrounding the Israel-Hezbollah conflict

Marcus’s own excellent analysis . . . deserves the attention of any informed reader interested in Israel or modern military history. . . . By skillfully pulling together many disparate events over a period of decades and sketching the evolution of the conflict from its inception, Marcus provides a kindred service in this book.

An impeccable, insightful, expertly written and timely study of one of the Middle East's most enduringly political, ideological, and military conflicts.

[Marcus] is a fine scholar. There doesn’t seem to be an Israeli senior officer whose wisdom he has not sought. His work will no doubt appeal to military analysts interested in understanding the conflict in question and, perhaps, fitting it into the way other armed forces around the world are going.

Marcus provides a fuller, more balanced picture than many other works on the same subject.....A timely intervention that bridges the gap between English and Hebrew sources and provides a historical prism through which to comprehend the contemporary tactical and strategic preferences of both the IDF and Hezbollah alike.

What makes Marcus’s book stand out is his analysis of both Israel’s and Hezbollah’s strategic and tactical developments, and how the two entities fed off of and inspired the other’s innovations. Rather than simply being another military history, Marcus’s book tracks the development of strategy and tactics, and strikes a rare balance between research rigour, detail, and accessible readability.

An intriguing and important book for all those who wish to understand the IDF and the military nature of the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah.

An intriguing and important book for all those who wish to understand the IDF and the military nature of the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah.

Raphael Marcus has written what will be the new standard English-language source for understanding the origins and the continued evolution of the decadeslong conflict between Hizbullah and Israel. Marcus does a masterful job of describing the strategic, operational, and tactical adaptations, or lack thereof, of these two adversaries over time. He clearly meets his stated purpose of examining the “processes of learning and adaptation on each side” (p. 15) within the context of this binary competition.

This book is a must read, a precious source of knowledge for anyone interested in the conflict between Israel and Hizb’allah.

"This book is a must read, a precious source of knowledge for anyone interested in the conflict between Israel and Hizb’allah."