Israel (Places and History)

A visit to Israel is something very special - in this tiny country you find a wide variety of landscapes ranging from the coral reefs and sandy coastline to the meticulously cultivated valleys, from the snow covered mountains to the arid moonscape of the deserts, from skyscrapers of the modern cities to the ancient ruins and holy sites. The history of the country is explained and illustrated in 34 fact-filled pages: The legends of Noah and Abraham; Jacob in Egypt; Moses; The Promised Land; King David; Solomon; The founding of Jerusalem; Nebuchadnezzar; Babylon Exile; Greeks and Romans; Jesus Christ; Arabs and the Crusades; Islam; Napoleon; Balfour's Palestine; The State of Israel; Jewish repopulation; Kibbutz; World War II The Holocaust; Suez; Arab-Israeli Wars; Camp David; The Search for Peace; The modern state of Israel is illustrated in full colour city by city, region by region and heritage site by heritage site. Places and History: celebrating the world's most beautiful cities and its most fascinating and exotic regions. Celebrating their historic and cultural importance, and their natural beauty. The history of each location is shown in original prints and paintings. The modern scene is explored in glorious colour photographs and with a travel writer's experienced eye. In full colour: with 244 colour photographs, 36 historic prints, 1 map, 2 fold-out colour spreads, plus 30 b + w photographs.