Ron Leshem's novel Beaufort initially published in Hebrew in 2005 and subsequently translated and published in English in 2007. The book tells the gruesome and gripping story of Commander Liraz Librati and his section of 13 newly drafted IDF soldiers. They are sent to Southern Lebanon to hold the line against Hezbollah in the last year of the Israeli occupation of Lebanon. Levi is a warrior, a tough, battled tested soldier who has to guide his 13 raw recruits through their hellish tour of duty at outpost Beaufort. The lives of the men are his concern yet, he struggles to understand their personal feelings and views on 'why are we here'. The story about young men thrust into the war as duty calls in Israel. The young fresh troops are generations away from the values and the cost of living in the Jewish state of their parents and grandparents. Levi must manage his frustration and hate of the young soldiers' weaknesses. He commands his men with an iron rod and communicates poorly with his own commanders. Levi wants to engage and fight and kill the enemy. The politicians and high command are tired and exhausted by nearly twenty years of occupation. The time has come for the IDF to withdraw (retreat?) from Southern Lebanon and the young men anxious to live their post IDF lives are caught up in the realities of war and the politics of the zionist state. The men continue to ask why, yet they serve and perform their duty even as they are killed and maimed by an unseen enemy who send rockets and missiles at will into Beaufort. They are confused, frustrated and scared. The countdown to the withdrawal is a pressure cooker and in some ways it is better to fight than to sit and feel like sitting ducks. A brilliant book about men at war. Beautifully written and gripping by the page. I highly recommend this novel as it will give you an insight into the mind of the IDF and the Israeli State.
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EP 31 Beaufort by Ron Leshem An Israeli commander & 13 IDF soldiers during the occupation of Lebanon
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