Nine lives of Israel
Subtitle: a nation's history through the lives of its foremost leaders
By: Jack L. Schwartzwald
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 241
ISBN-13: 9780786466849
Subjects: Generals; Statesmen; Prime ministers; History; Biography; Zionists
Description: "This study offers a comprehensive account of Israel's history through the lives of nine of its leading citizens and founders. Each chapter chronicles one of nine leading protagonists. The result is a narrative that traces events from the genesis of modern political Zionism in the late 19th century to the present"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: 1. Ttheodor Herzl and the genesis of modern political Zionism; title: 2. Chaim Weizmann and the British Mandate; title: 3. David ben-Gurion and independence; title: 4. Abba Eban and statesmanship; title: 5. Moshe Dayan and victory; title: 6. Golda Meir and the Yom Kippur War; title: 7. Menachem Begin and Camp David; title: 8. Yitzhak Rabin and Oslo; title: 9. Ariel Sharon and disengagement; title: 10. More than any army in the history of warfare; title: 11. Prospects for peace: stuck between two paradoxes.