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Gilbert, Martin

Israel a history : 60th anniversary edition revised and enlarged / Martin Gilbert. - 2nd., ed. - London : Black Swan, 2008. - 785 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Ideals of statebood --
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 1955-0ctober 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, baver- Peace, my friend --
Conflict and conciliation --
Permit me to be a dreamer

ISBN: 9780552774284

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Arab-Israeli conflict.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Israel --History

LC Class. No.: DS 126.5 G54I 2008