The Book Written as a Warning
A selection of the Israeli press reviews the book received on publication.
Stephen Moldovan Award for Military Literature
New Guard, No Guard won the Moldovan Prize for Military Literature-Israel's most prestigious award for writing in the field of security and warfare.
What the Israeli Press Is Saying
The through-line: this isn't another book about the military. It's a warning that became a foundational document for understanding the failure, the public debate, and the path to repair. (Three more Israeli press quotes-Amos Harel, Amnon Lord, and Chen Artzi Sror-are on the book page, alongside the international endorsements.)
A warm recommendation: New Guard, No Guard, the book by Brig. Gen. (Res.) Guy Hazoot-former commander of Battalion 202 and the Kfir Brigade-describing how Israel gave up its ground army.
Hazoot is in a unique position that makes his observations both an almost pathological diagnosis and a prophecy. The book did everything a good book should-it engaged, it broke new ground, it taught. Required reading.
This might be the best nonfiction book I've read. New Guard, No Guard isn't a book about the IDF. It's a book about our fracture. Required reading.
What the World Is Saying
International endorsements from John Spencer (Modern War Institute, West Point) and Lt. Gen. (Ret.) H.R. McMaster are on the book page.
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