This monumental book tells in full for the first time the story of the first Arab-Israeli war that, in 1948, spawned the State of Israel...

Genesis 1948: The First Arab-Israeli War

History

Dan Kurzman

Middle East

Signet

This book tells the full story of the first Arab-Israeli war and the birth of the State of Israel. Based largely on some 1000 interviews with participants of all nations, it describes the important military and diplomatic events of that epic war - from the struggle between Truman and Dean Rusk to the fall of Jerusalem's Jewish Quarter; from the Irgun-Stern Gang massacre at Deir Yassin to the ambush of a Hadassah hospital convoy; from the clandestine operations of the Jewish underground in the US to the secret negotiations between Jordan's King Abdullah and Moshe Dayan. Here are anecdotes and glimpses of great figures such as Weizmann, Ben-Gurion, Dayan, Abba Eban, Abdullah, Glubb Pasha, Ralph Bunche, and Nasser, and of the ordinary people who did the fighting; concentration-camp survivors, Sabras, foreign volunteers, and Arabs from throughout the Middle East. Here are all the major and minor participants and events of the great conflict that set the stage for and is crucial to the understanding of the present-day Israeli nation.

Genesis 1948

Dutton Adult

David Ben-Gurion, who more than any other man was instrumental in the founding of the state of Israel, was one of the giants of our time. More than a statesman, he was a modern prophet whose influence even now over a decade since his death, continues to stir the Israeli conscience and shape events in the Middle East. In this, the winner of the 1984 National Jewish Book Award of biography, Dan Kurzman has written the definitive account of Israel's first prime minister, a book that chronicles the creation of an entire nation as it provides an unforgettable portrait of the life and times of this great leader. Drawing from extensive research, Kurzman-author of the acclaimed Gensis 1984 and The Bravest Battle- traces Ben-Gurion's ascent from local labor leader to prime minister. With illumination detail, he captures the charismatic personality, the brilliant political strategy and ceaseless energy behind Ben-Gurion's fierce, and ultimately triumphant, vision of building the Jewish state.

Ben Gurion: Prophet of Fire (Touchstone Books)

Biographies & Memoirs

Olympic Marketing Corp

Hardcover with blue covers, dust jacket. Japanese sub's torpedo kills nearly 700 men in shark infested waters. Photo section, notes, bibliography, appendix lists men aboard the ship, index. 296 pages.

Left to Die: The Tragedy of the U.S.S. Juneau

Military

Pocket_Books

Just after 5:00 AM on April 18, 1906, a earthquake measuring 8.3 on the Richter scale ripped through San Francisco, toppling buildings, exploding gas mains, & trapping thousands of citizens beneath tons of stone, broken wood, & twisted metal. And then came the fires: hellish, gas-fueled conflagrations. Rats from smuggling boats began to spread bubonic plague through the city. With water mains destroyed, firemen could only stand & watch for 3 terrifying days as the fires consumed the remains left by the earthquake. As many as 10,000 people died in the catastrophe. Kurzman recreates one of the most horrific events of the 20th cent. He captures the fear & madness, yet also uncovers extraordinary courage & humanity & honorable acts. Illustrations.

Disaster!: The Great San Francisco Earthquake & Fire of 1906

Americas

Diane Pub Co.

No Greater Glory: The Four Immortal Chaplains And The Sinking Of The Dorchester In World War Ii

Thorndike Press

The sinking of the troop carrier Dorchester in the icy waters off Greenland was one of the worst sea disasters of World War II and the occasion of an astounding feat of heroism. Riveting and inspiring, this is a true story of heroism, of goodness in the face of disaster, and of faith that transfigures even the horror of war.

No Greater Glory: The Four Immortal Chaplains And The Sinking Of The Dorchester In World War Ii (Captain Richard Bolitho Adventures)

Literature & Fiction

Chivers Sound Library

Un ordin socant de la Hitler si neasteptata intorsatura luata de evenimente care reverbereaza si astazi!Este septembrie 1943, cel de-al Doilea Razboi Mondial devasteaza Europa, iar Adolf Hitler este furios ca aliatul si prietenul lui Benito Mussolini a fost rasturnat de la putere in Italia. Trimite trupele germane in Roma si ii da "o misiune speciala" generalului SS Karl Wolff.Misiunea: sa invadeze Vaticanul si sa il rapeasca pe Papa Pius al XII-lea. Dovezile dezvaluie mai tarziu ca toti membrii curiei trebuiau asasinati si era posibil ca si papa sa aiba aceeasi soarta.Intre timp, se fac planuri pentru deportarea evreilor Romei la Auschwitz ca parte a "Solutiei Finale".Acum, atenti sa intre si in gratiile Aliatilor in probabilitatea tot mai mare a infrangerii germanilor, generalul Wolff si ceilalti conspiratori incep sa joace un joc periculos care le va schimba vietile, reputatiile si istoria: decide sa intarzie complotul lui Hitler impotriva papei, chiar si cand planurile de ridicare a evreilor din Roma sunt finalizate. Ca parte a acestui joc cinic, conspiratorii il abordeaza pe papa, sperand sa il convinga ca tacerea lui in cazul inevitabilei actiuni impotriva evreilor i-ar putea salva viata si comorile de la Vatican si poate ar diminua dimensiunile operatiunii impotriva comunitatii evreiesti.Indiferent de ceea ce va decide Pius, complotul impotriva lui va schimba cursul istoriei.Aceasta poveste a intrigilor si tradarii este unul din cele mai extraordinare episoade ale celui de-al Doilea Razboi Mondial. Dan Kurzman este primul jurnalist care l-a intervievat pe generalul Wolff dupa eliberarea lui din inchisoare dupa razboi. Iar aceasta este singura carte care spune intreaga poveste detaliata a complotului impotriva Vaticanului si a indelungatelor sale consecinte.

Complot impotriva Vaticanului. Planul lui Hitler de a-l rapi pe papa Pius al XII-lea (Romanian Edition)

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