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OverviewEilam's Arc reveals the inside story on how Israel became a military technology powerhouse within a period of less than two generations. It blends the broad view of a person who led the creation of incredibly far-sighted R&D programmes with intimate portraits of the main players in a complex strategy that spans continents, corporations and armies. More than any other account, it explains how a very small country was able to make a concentrated use of its limited assets with astute leverage of international relationships while at the same time creating the backbone of Israeli civilian technology industries. Brigadier General Uzi Eilam was born and raised in a deeply socialist kibbutz where science and learning were scorned as useless and effete. His is the journey that an entire country made from devising a better spade to creating an internationally competitive space programme. During this journey Eilam learned step by step how to manage the complex relationship with the United States, which he says was willing to supply Israel with high technology only if it knew that Israel was well on its way to developing its own version of the same technology itself. This book will be of interest not only to military historians but for all those who have an interest in innovation and innovation policy. Israeli innovation policies, both civilian and military, have a proven track record of success and Eilam explains how governments can nurture, stimulate and lead individuals, corporations and foreign partners towards a desired goal. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Uzi EilamPublisher: Liverpool University Press Imprint: Liverpool University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.40cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 22.80cm Weight: 0.542kg ISBN: 9781845194628ISBN 10: 1845194624 Pages: 360 Publication Date: 01 August 2011 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: Awaiting stock  Table of ContentsPreface; Childhood; From Gadna to Academia; At the Forefront with the Paratroops; A Civilian Break; The 71st Battalion & the Six Day War; Weapons Development -- The Technological Edge; The Jordan Valley; From the Weapons Development Department to the R&D Unit; The Research & Development Unit During the Yom Kippur War; War Lessons & the Treasure Hunt; The Israel Atomic Energy Commission (IAEC); The Administration for the Development of Weapons & Technological Infrastructure -- Mafat; On Sabbatical at the French Foundation for Strategic Research (FRS); The Defense Ministry Delegation to Europe -- Paris; The Israel Security Prize; Epilogue -- How can a small country pursue large technology?; Index.Reviews<p> Uzi Eilam's autobiography reveals the secret recipe that made Israel Defense R&D what it is today. A must-read for anyone who wants to understand how Israel became a start-up nation. Professor Major General (ret.) Itzhak Ben Israel, head of the Program for Defense Studies in the University of Tel Aviv, Chairman of the Israeli Space Program, and Chairman of the Civilian R&D National Council, former Director of Mafat in Ministry of Defense, Israel For fifty years Uzi Eilam has been on the front line of the struggle for Israel as a soldier, an advisor and a shrewd manager of technological development. His autobiography reads like a thriller with a strong dose of managerial know-how. The book is inspiring and entertaining. --Marc Perrin de Brichambaut, General Secretary of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Euro Author InformationUzi Eilam served as commander of MAFAT, the high- powered Israeli agency for weapons development, the director general of the Israel Atomic Energy Commission, and the commander of other Israeli R&D agencies. Eilam's military career started as a decorated paratroop officer but he also studied engineering and took a central part in leading military R&D from the1960s to the 1990s. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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