Israel
A History
New York : William Morrow and Company, Inc., [1998]
Format: Book
Edition: First U.S. edition.
Description: xvi, 750 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
"Martin Gilbert traces Israel's history from the struggles of its pioneers in the nineteenth century up to the present day. Along the way, he describes the defining moments in the history of the Jewish people, among them the Balfour Declaration of 1917; the United Nations Partition Resolution of 1947; and the founding of the State of Israel in 1948"--Jacket.
Contents:
Ideals of statehood -- Towards Zion -- Beyond the Balfour Declaration, 1918-1929 -- Threats and dangers, 1929-1937 -- Hopes ... and blows, 1937-1939 -- The Second World War, 1939-1945 -- The British Mandate continues, 1945-1946 -- Year of decision, 1947 -- Undeclared war, November 1947-April 1948 -- The conflict intensifies, April-May 1948 -- The War of Independence, May 1948 to the first truce -- From the first truce to the second truce -- From the second truce to the armistice agreements -- The last four months of the war -- The ingathering of the exiles -- Conflicts and achievements, 1952-1955 -- Paths to war, December 1955-October 1956 -- The Sinai campaign -- A state in being, 1956-1963 -- Years of growth, 1963-1966 -- Nasser's challenge -- The Six Day War -- The dilemmas of victory -- The October War, Yom Kippur 1973 -- The fourth postwar era -- To the Lebanese war and beyond -- Intifada -- Towards Madrid and Oslo -- The peace process -- 'Shalom, haver' -- Peace, my friend.
ISBN:
0688123627
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SSHC HISTORY Asia Middle-East Israel Gil | Main (Downtown) | Selden K. Smith Holocaust Collection | In |
"First published in Great Britain by Doubleday, a division of Transworld Publishers Ltd., in 1998"--Title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 671-680) and index.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 671-680) and index.