Research Catalog

Title

The Arab-Israeli wars : war and peace in the Middle East from the 1948 War of Independence to the present / Chaim Herzog ; updated by Shlomo Gazit ; introduction by Isaac Herzog and Michael Herzog.

Author

Herzog, Chaim, 1918-1997

Publication

New York : Vintage Books, 2005.

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Additional Authors

Gazit, Shlomo

Description

476 p., [64] p. of plates : ill., maps; 21 cm.

Summary

"Chaim Herzog, former President of Israel, was involved in every conflict embroiling Israel and its Arab neighbors from before the 1948 War of Independence. The Arab-Israeli Wars is Herzog's acclaimed history of Israel's fight since 1947 to preserve her existence against repeated attacks. Revised after his death by friend and colleague General Shlomo Gazit, this new edition also covers the events of the past twenty years, including the pullout from Lebanon, both intifadas, the first Gulf War, the Oslo process, and beyond. This account not only tells the story of Israel's struggle to survive but also gives a clear picture of the people and politics that continue to shape the destiny of this crucial region."--Jacket.

Subjects

• Military history
• Israel > History, Military
• Arab-Israeli conflict

Genre/Form

Military history

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [453]-458) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

The War of Independence, 1948-1949 -- Confrontation in Palestine -- Israeli forces and dispositions -- Arab forces and dispositions -- Military confrontation -- The struggle intensifies -- Operation 'Nachshon' -- Plan D -- The battle for Jerusalem -- The Mandate ends -- To the First Truce, 15 May to 11 June 1948 -- The northern front -- The central front -- The battle for Jerusalem -- The southern front -- The first truce -- To the Second Truce, 18 July to 15 October 1948 -- The northern front -- The central front and Jerusalem -- The southern front -- The second truce -- The Decision -- Decision in Galilee -- The southern front: the Faluja pocket -- The southern front: The 'Horev' offensive -- Summary: The Israeli Victory -- The Sinal Campaign of 1956 -- New regimes: the rise of Nasser's Egypt -- The arena of war and the opposing forces -- The war -- the Mitla battle -- The battle of Abu Ageila -- The battle for Rafah -- The battle for the Gaza Strip -- The battle for the Straits of Tiran -- The air and naval war -- Britain, France and the United Nations -- Summary: 'A Work of Art' -- The Six Day War, 1967 -- The confrontation -- The pre-emptive strike -- The Second Sinai Campaign -- The War with Jordan -- The encirclement of Jerusalem -- The West Bank: Samaria -- The fall of Jerusalem -- To the Jordan valley -- The Golan Heights -- Summary: A Vindication -- The War of Attrition -- 'Defensive rehabilitation' -- 'Offensive defence' and the Bar-Lev Line -- Jordan and the PLO -- The 'liberation' phase.

ISBN

1400079632

OCLC

• 60821414
• SCSB-12342042

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library