Aloni, Shlomo/Tooby, Adam Six-Day War 1967. The devastating first strikes that won the Israel air supremacy

The story of how the Israeli Force achieved one of the most audacious and important air power victories in history, wiping out enemy air forces more than twice its own size in a single morning.
This new illustrated study examines the planning, execution and aftermath of Operation Focus showing how it not only effectively won the Six Day War for Israel, but also impacted military thinking - in the Middle East and all over the globe - so profoundly that military leaders' perceptions of air superiority were practically transformed in its wake, signalling a turning point in the Cold War. The Israeli Air Force's Operation Focus was not only a watershed in the history of the modern Middle East but was one of the greatest and most effective air superiority campaigns ever waged. On a single morning, almost the entire IAF was committed to a surprise, preemptive airstrike against the air forces of the encircling Arab states. The attack was extraordinarily successful. Hundreds of Arab aircraft were destroyed, their airfields crippled, and the IAF gained almost complete air supremacy for the rest of the war.

The perception of air superiority was virtually transformed and signalled a turning point in the Cold War. The Israeli Air Force's Operation Focus was not only a turning point in the history of the modern Middle East, but also one of the largest and most effective air superiority battles ever conducted. In a single morning, almost the entire Israeli Air Force was launched on a surprise air attack against the air forces of neighbouring Arab states. The attack was extraordinarily successful. Hundreds of Arab aircraft were destroyed, their airfields rendered unusable, and the Israeli Air Force gained almost complete air supremacy for the rest of the war.