Hello!
Today the holyday of "SUKOT" has began, so i'm sending you a happy holyday!
Hans, as it for you, i have lots of metireal about the independence war 1948-1949, but it is all in hebrew, i think that you sould give a try and look for it in the internet site of the israeli ministry of security and also the IDF
site.
http://www.idf.il/newsite/english/main.stm
you will find in this site all you need, including the ministry of security site.
Oren.