Talk:Shmuel Gonen

Fame during the six day war
Gonen/Gorodish has emerged as one of Israel’s most admired commanders during the Six Day War, and is featured in one famous book: The Tanks Of Tammuz. Perhaps this deserves mentioning? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 192.38.138.132 (talk) 02:02, 6 June 2020 (UTC)


 * I am about to add requested sources, so I will say something about his 6-Day War actions, and will add a cite to Teveth. That book refers to him as 'Colonel Shmuel' (I looked in the index for 'Gonen' and 'Gorodish', but neither was there); perhaps another instance of the long-lasting Haganah influence where officers were not referred to by their full name. Noel (talk) 22:11, 4 September 2022 (UTC)

Another source
Gonen appears in Ori Orr's "These Are My Brothers"; this is an valuable source, as he and Orr were apparently friends, but it still confirms (e.g. on pg. 17) that he was an extreme disciplinarian; Orr describes him as a commander who "instilled fear in everyone" (pg. 20). This would tend to lend credence to other sources that report negatively on his style, since it would appear that Orr has no personal animosity that would lead him to make a negative report on Gonen Noel (talk) 22:04, 4 September 2022 (UTC)


 * new book am Shlomo Gonen Gorodish, biography by Gadi Lupo, publisher, 2024. Hebrew language 38.253.104.220 (talk) 13:43, 19 March 2024 (UTC)