Summary
1967 did not mark the beginning of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, but it was a year that changed the course of history. When Egypt’s President Nasser closed the straits of Tiran to Israeli navigation, it triggered a conflict between Israel and the armies of Jordan, Syria and Egypt. Within six days the Israelis had occupied territories three times wider than their own, populated by over a million Palestinian Arabs.
Israel suddenly became something of a colonial empire, more Goliath …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780349115955 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0349115958 |
| Author: | Tom Segev |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Abacus |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 832 |
| Release Date: | 1 August 2008 |
| Weight: | 546g |
| Dimensions: | 199mm x 161mm x 40mm |
| Series: | Abacus |
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Critics Review
1967 offers a brilliant description of the Six Day War in its widest context. The crucial role of individual actors is deftly woven into the general picture, the description of the military events is enthralling. This is probably the best book on those most fateful days in the history of Israel and the Middle East - SAUL FRIEDLANDER, author of THE YEARS OF EXTERMINATION: NAZI GERMANY AND THE JEWS (1939-1945)
*‘Today we know that Israel’s triumph in 1967 was a Pyrrhic victory. Tom Segev’s 1967 makes that more clear than anything written on the subject … Segev documents this historic tragedy brilliantly, authoritatively, as no one has before.’ AMOS ELON, HA - ‘Excellent book’LONDON REVIEW OF BOOKS - ‘A riveting narrative … [that] offers a shrewd insight into the nation’s psyche’THE ECONOMIST - ‘Despite the controversy, this left=wing journalist has emerged as one of the foremost historians of the [Israel/Palestine] regionAbout The Author
Tom Segev
Tom Segev is the acclaimed author of ONE PALESTINE, COMPLETE and writes a weekly column for HA’ARETZ, Israel’s most prestigious newspaper.
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