At the store

Introduction by General Ariel Sharon, continued

Combat commanders are tested mainly when they are asked to carry out an assignment independently, when there is no higher officer of a higher rank around to help and rescue them if necessary from the battlefield, an officer who will notice them during a battle. The greatest effort is demanded of an independent officer. He leads his men, fights himself, heads the attack, and brings his men back to their base safely after the battle. An officer in this situation decides whether or not the mission will be carried out and decides how it will be carried out.

Introduction by General Ariel Sharon

Meir came to us when Unit 101 was established. He had been a corporal in the Nahal who could not find peace there for his stormy spirit, for his desire to be active, for his belief that we must and could find a way to overcome the Arab terrorist activity. Within a short time he became the most daring fighter in Unit 101 and the paratroopers, and an excellent scout, perhaps the best that the IDF has ever known.

He outshone the others by far in leadership qualities. His achievements on the battlefield were many. He commanded several operations himself, and played a major role in others. Meir Har-Zion became a symbol of a fighter in the paratroop units and in the army as a whole.

Memoir Chapters: Table of Contents

Memoir Chapters: Meir Har-Zion

Set by Naomi Frankel

Drawings & maps by Sol Baskin

1. Introduction by Naomi Frankel

2. About Meir Har-Zion's book by General Ariel Sharon

3. Dialogue on Mount of the Winds

4. Travel diary

5. Dialogue at midnight

6. Military diary

7. Ahuzath Shoshana

8. The Reprisal Raids: A lecture by Moshe Dayan (1955)