The Arab-Israeli wars
war and peace in the Middle East
by Chaim Herzog and Shlomo Gazit
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Israel was born in battle. No sooner had independence been declared than seven Arab armies invaded the tiny, nascent state -- bent on its destruction. The tragedy of the Middle East had begun. This book tells the story of Israel's epic struggle to survive, through the vicissitudes, mistakes, triumphs and tragedies of four wars. It provides a blow-by-blow account of one of history's most bitter and enduring conflicts -- Arab versus Jew. As well as describing each campaign in absorbing and incisive fasion -- replete with desperate defensive actions against massive odds in isolated settlements, high-speed armored battles and breath-taking strategy, with the human elements of daring and self-sacrifice -- Herzog highlights the personal and political struggles that have determined the course of Middle East history. - Jacket flap.
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Israel-Arab Border Conflicts, 1949-, Military History, Arab-Israeli conflict, Lebanon Civil War, 1975-, History, Military, Israel-Arab War, 1948-1949, History, Armed conflict, Asian / Middle Eastern history: from c 1900 -, Israel, Israel - History, Military History - Modern, History - Military / War, History: World, Middle East, Middle East - General, Military - General, History / Middle East, Israel-Arab Border Conflicts (1949- ) fast (OCoLC)fst00980261, New York Times reviewed, Middle east, historyTimes
1967-1973, 1973-1993, 1993-, Civil War, 1975-Showing 4 featured editions. View all 17 editions?
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The Arab-Israeli wars: war and peace in the Middle East from the 1948 War of Independence to the present
2005, Vintage Books
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The Arab-Israeli wars: war and peace in the Middle East
1984, Vintage Books
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The Arab-Israeli wars: war and peace in the Middle East from the War of Independence to Lebanon
1984, Arms and Armour
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The Arab-Israeli wars: war and peace in the Middle East
1982, Random House
Hardcover
in English
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Bibliography: p. [381]-385.
Includes index.
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"As Britain prepared to withdraw her forces in May 1948, and as the Jewish community in Palestine braced itself for the inevitable Arab onslaught, there emerged a factor that was to influence Israel's military considerations throughout the initial part of the War of independence."
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