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History of Israel's War of Independence: Out of Crisis Came Decision
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History of Israel's War of Independence: Out of Crisis Came Decision Hardcover - 1999 - 4th Edition

by Uri Milstein; Alan Sacks (Editor)


From the publisher

In March of 1948, the United States had withdrawn its support from the Jewish side of the Palestinian conflict, and the UN Security Council had decided to postpone the establishment of the state of Israel. The raging battle over the control of roads was ongoing, and Jewish convoys had been battered in Gush-Etzion, Western Galilee, and the road to Jerusalem. It was at this decisive point that the leader of the would-be state of Israel, David Ben Gurion, turned the Jewish strategy around. Abandoning the previous defensive strategy, Ben Gurion gave orders that began the battle of Dier Yasin, destroying Arab villages on the road to Jerusalem. Milstein's account gives new insight into this conflict, and reinvestigates the entire War of Independence. This book will be useful to historians, scholars of Middle Eastern policy and military strategy, in addition to students of international studies.

Details

  • Title History of Israel's War of Independence: Out of Crisis Came Decision
  • Author Uri Milstein; Alan Sacks (Editor)
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition number 4th
  • Edition 4
  • Pages 440
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher University Press of America
  • Date November 28, 1999
  • ISBN 9780761814894 / 0761814892
  • Weight 1.52 lbs (0.69 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.3 x 5.92 x 1.08 in (23.62 x 15.04 x 2.74 cm)
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 96017163
  • Dewey Decimal Code 956.940

About the author

Uri Milstein is Guest Professor at the Eilat College Department of General Studies, Israel.