Warrior An Autobiography

by Sharon, Ariel; Chanoff, David

• ISBN13: 9780743225663
• ISBN10: 074322566X
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-10-01
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Summary

Israel's newest prime minister as of February 6, 2001, Ariel Sharon is a dynamic and controversial leader. A hero in Israel's wars, perhaps the most daring and successful commander in Israel's extraordinary military history, Sharon has always been a warrior, whether the enemies were hostile Arab nations, terrorists,Timemagazine, or rival politicians. The public man is well known -- aggressive in battle, hard-line in politics -- but the private man has always been obscured by Sharon's dazzling career and powerful personality. In this compelling and dramatic auto-biography, the real Sharon appears for the first time: a complex man, a loving father, a figure of courage and compassion. He is a warrior who commands the respect and love of his troops, a visionary, and an uncompromising, ruthless pragmatist.Sharon tells his story with frankness, power, intelligence, and a brilliant gift for detail. Always controversial, he is as outspoken as his friends -- and enemies -- would expect him to be.

Author Biography

Ariel Sharon, born in Palestine in 1928, participated in all of Israel's wars, rising to become one of Israel's best known and most daring generals. In politics in the last twenty-five years, he has served under Yitzhak Rabin, Menachem Begin, Shimon Peres, Yitzhak Shamir, and Benjamin Netanyahu. On February 6, 2001, Sharon defeated Ehud Barak to become the eleventh prime minister of Israel.

Table of Contents

An Echo	9	(11)
Father to the Man	20	(12)
In the Haganah	32	(15)
The War of Independence	47	(15)
Losses	62	(6)
Interim	68	(15)
Commando Unit 101	83	(9)
``Every Jewish Life''	92	(18)
Friends and Enemies	110	(11)
Storm Before the Storm	121	(12)
Sinai	133	(21)
Beginnings and Endings	154	(10)
African Interlude	164	(15)
War in the Desert	179	(25)
Aftermath	204	(14)
The Bar-Lev Line	218	(10)
War of Attrition	228	(11)
Two Terrors	239	(24)
Taking Leave	263	(11)
The Likud	274	(14)
Yom Kippur, 1973	288	(18)
The Crossing	306	(28)
Politician and Farmer	334	(14)
Going It Alone	348	(7)
Settling the Territories	355	(18)
Egyptians and Iraqis	373	(12)
After Camp David	385	(23)
Minister of Defense	408	(14)
Prelude to Lebanon	422	(33)
Peace for Galilee	455	(15)
The Expulsion	470	(23)
Closure	493	(30)
Epilogue	523	(34)
Index	557