The Dream of Peace
Photo: Avraham Vered, IDF Archives and Ministry of Defense,
1967, the Six-Day War. A reservist takes a nap in the cab of an IDF commander
Cannons
Photo: IDF Maps and Photography Service,
1948, War of Independence. A purely female artillery squad at rest
Backgammon Champions
Photo: Yitzhak Ben-Zvi Collection, YBZ,
1958. Soldiers playing at the soldier's club in Zrifin
The father of the "usurper"
Photo: Moshe Milner/GPO,
1967, the Six-Day War. Soldiers before the battle march on a mobile canteen of the Sycamore
In Praise of the Turnip
Photo: IDF Archives and Ministry of Defense,
1970, War of Attrition. A soldier sipping from a can with slices of grapefruit chilled in ice
Everything is fine with me
Photo: IDF Archives and Ministry of Defense,
1956, Sinai War. A female soldier finds a few spare minutes on a military bus, drafting a letter home
Bath Kings
Photo: Dedi Zucker,
1969, War of Attrition. Parachute Nahal soldiers enjoy a shower at an outpost in the southern bitter lake of the Suez Canal
Marching on their stomachs
Photo: Sayeret Shaked Association,
1973, Yom Kippur War. Soldiers relax at an impromptu lunch in the desert
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