Genesis, 1948 - Softcover

Kurzman, Dan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 965728709X ISBN 13: 9789657287095

Publisher: Sefer V'Sefel, 2021

Synopsis

First published in 1970.
With an introduction by Yitzhak Rabin (from the 1992 edition).
Includes 32 pages of black and white photos.
This monumental book tells the full story of the first Arab-Israeli war and the birth of the State of Israel. Based largely on some 1,000 interviews with participants of all nations, it describes the important military and diplomatic events from battles to clandestine operations, with anecdotes and glimpses of great figures and of the ordinary people who did the fighting - concentration camp survivors, sabras, foreign volunteers and Arabs from throughout the Middle East. This is the great conflict that both set the stage for the present-day Israeli nation and is so crucial to the understanding of the state.

About this title

About the Author:

Dan Kurzman, author of heart-stopping historical non-fiction books, has won several literary awards. Some of his books are "Day of the Bomb: Countdown to Hiroshima," "Ben-Gurion: Prophet of Fire," "The Bravest Battle," and most recently, "No Greater Glory."

Review:

... the best thing on the 1948 war for the general reader that this reviewer has read - or is likely to read. --Washington Post

Historians will be using this book for many generations... Kurzman has told his story in brilliant form and with deep human compassion and understanding. --James A. Michener, author

... the best thing on the 1948 war for the general reader that this reviewer has read - or is likely to read. --Washington Post

... the best thing on the 1948 war for the general reader that this reviewer has read - or is likely to read. --Washington Post

About this edition

• Publisher: Sefer V'Sefel
• Publication date: 2021
• ISBN 10: 965728709X
• ISBN 13: 9789657287095
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 830