National Library gifted personal archive of British officer who shaped Israel's combat doctrine

The National Library of Israel has received the personal archive of Major-General Orde Charles Wingate, the British officer whose combat doctrine formed the core of today's Israel Defense Forces. The collection includes Wingate's Hebrew study notebooks, a personal diary describing his activities in pre-state Israel, photographs, operational plans and intelligence reports. Rachel Misrati, an archivist at the National Library of Israel spoke to KAN's Naomi Segal.  (Photo: National Library of Israel)  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.