Brigadier General (Res.) | Bestselling Author | Military Innovation Expert
Guy
Guy
Hazoot
The book that predicted the war
The book that predicted the war
Brigadier General (Res.) Guy Hazoot rose through the ranks as a combat commander in the Paratroopers Brigade, commanded a division, and served as Defense Attaché to Singapore. He commanded the Ground Forces' Operational Learning Directorate during the Iron Swords War.
He is the author of New Guard, No Guard-the Israeli military bestseller that anticipated October 7th and won the 2024 Stephen Moldovan Award for Military Literature. Currently a Senior Researcher at the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS), Tel Aviv University. He holds advanced degrees in Security and International Relations from the University of London, the University of Haifa, and the National Security College. He is married and a father of four.
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A rigorous, courageous, and prophetic analysis of how Israel's military prioritized technological supremacy over ground-force capability-and the catastrophic price that was paid on October 7th, 2023.
Written before the attack, the book was already in bookstores when the October 7th massacre occurred. It immediately became the most discussed military book in Israel-a document of institutional failure and a roadmap for recovery.
Some books begin as warnings. Very few survive long enough to become road maps. This book does both.— John Spencer
"Much of the conventional thinking about future war is superficial and flawed. In New Guard No Guard, Brigadier General Guy Hazoot provides a corrective to that thinking-drawing on personal experience and a deep understanding of history."H.R. McMaster, Lt. Gen. (USA, ret.) Former U.S. National Security Advisor | Author of Dereliction of Duty & Battlegrounds Read Full Endorsement →
"Hazoot reminds me of Carl von Clausewitz in the way that matters most-he writes from defeat, with the conviction that institutions can recover. This is essential reading for anyone who thinks seriously about war."John Spencer Chair of Urban Warfare Studies, Modern War Institute, West Point
Strategy, defense doctrine, and international relations
Combat leadership and leadership in complex organizations
Israeli society, civil-military relations, and ethics in combat
Institutional learning, adaptation, and lessons learned
Force design, operations, innovation, and technology
Strategic assessment, future threats, and long-range planning
Cognitive bias, systemic blindness, and October 7
Military diplomacy and geopolitics
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