| Description |
xiv, 524 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 421-505) and index. |
| Contents |
Staking claims: the historical background -- The United Nations steps in: UNSCOP and the partition resolution -- The first stage of the civil war, November 1947--March 1948 -- The second stage of the civil war, April--mid-May 1948 -- The pan-Arab invasion, 15 May--11 June 1948 -- The first truce, 11 June--8 July 1948, and the international community, and the War -- The "ten days" and after -- Operations Yoav and Hiram -- Operation Horev, December 1948--January 1949 -- The armistice agreements, January--July 1949 -- Some conclusions. |
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Haganah (Organization) -- History -- 20th century.
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Israel-Arab War, 1948-1949.
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Palestine -- History, Military -- 20th century.
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Palestine -- Politics and government -- 1917-1948.
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Palestine -- History -- 1917-1948.
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Israel -- History, Military -- 20th century.
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Israel -- Politics and government -- 1948-1967.
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Israel -- History -- 1948-1967.
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Israel -- Foreign relations -- Arab countries.
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Arab countries -- Foreign relations -- Israel.
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| ISBN |
9780300126969 (clothbound : alk. paper) : $32.50 |
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0300126964 (clothbound : alk. paper) |
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