Israel: A History

by Gilbert, Martin

• ISBN13: 9780688123635
• ISBN10: 0688123635
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-02-12
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publications

Summary

"Israel is a small and relatively young country, but since the day of its creation more than half a century ago, its turbulent history has placed it at the center of the world stage. In this account, Martin Gilbert traces Israel's history from the struggles of its pioneers in the nineteenth century up to the present day."--BOOK JACKET.

Author Biography

Martin Gilbert is an Honorary Fellow of Merton College, Oxford.

Table of Contents

Preface to the 2008 edition	p. xi
Introduction	p. xiii
Acknowledgements	p. xvii
List of photographs	p. xix
List of maps	p. xxiii
Photographic acknowledgements	p. xxv
Ideals of statehood	p. 3
Towards Zion	p. 16
Beyond the Balfour Declaration, 1918-1929	p. 36
Threats and dangers, 1929-1937	p. 59
Hopes ... and blows, 1937-1939	p. 82
The Second World War, 1939-1945	p. 100
The British Mandate continues, 1945-1946	p. 121
Year of decision, 1947	p. 141
Undeclared war, November 1947-April 1948	p. 153
The conflict intensifies, April-May 1948	p. 170
The War of Independence, May 1948 to the first truce	p. 186
From the first truce to the second truce	p. 209
From the second truce to the armistice agreements	p. 223
The last four months of the war	p. 240
The ingathering of the exiles	p. 250
Conflicts and achievements, 1952-1955	p. 279
Paths to war, December 1955-October 1956	p. 306
The Sinai campaign	p. 320
A State in being, 1956-1963	p. 329
Years of growth, 1963-1966	p. 349
Nasser's challenge	p. 365
The Six Day War	p. 384
The dilemmas of victory	p. 396
The October War, Yom Kippur 1973	p. 426
The fourth postwar era	p. 462
To the Lebanese war and beyond	p. 496
Intifada	p. 525
Towards Madrid and Oslo	p. 543
The peace process	p. 568
'Shalom, haver' - Peace, my friend	p. 588
Conflict and conciliation	p. 620
'Permit me to be a dreamer'	p. 637
Epilogue	p. 653
Maps	p. 657
Glossary	p. 696
Bibliography of works consulted	p. 701
Index	p. 711
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