LEADER 03311nam 2200541 450 001 9910786646003321 005 20230803203310.0 010 $a0-7953-4281-0 010 $a0-7953-3740-X 010 $a0-7953-3742-6 035 $a(CKB)3710000000137343 035 $a(EBL)1714990 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5503213 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1714990 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL5503213 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11603626 035 $a(OCoLC)881571732 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000137343 100 $a20180926d2014 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aIsrael $ea history /$fMartin Gilbert 210 1$a[Place of publication not identified] :$cRosettaBooks,$d[2014] 210 4$dİ2014 215 $a1 online resource (710 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-688-12363-5 327 $aCover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Preface to the 2008 edition; Introduction; Acknowledgements; List of maps; 1 Ideals of statehood; 2 Towards Zion; 3 Beyond the Balfour Declaration, 1918-1929; 4 Threats and dangers, 1929-1937; 5 Hopes... and blows, 1937-1939; 6 The Second World War, 1939-1945; 7 The British Mandate continues, 1945-1946; 8 Year of decision, 1947; 9 Undeclared war, November 1947-April 1948; 10 The conflict intensifies, April-May 1948; 11 The War of Independence, May 1948 to the first truce; 12 From the first truce to the second truce 327 $a13 From the second truce to the armistice agreements14 The last four months of the war; 15 The ingathering of the exiles; 16 Conflicts and achievements, 1952-1955; 17 Paths to war, December 1955-October 1956; 18 The Sinai campaign; 19 A State in being, 1956-1963; 20 Years of growth, 1963-1966; 21 Nasser's challenge; 22 The Six Day War; 23 The dilemmas of victory; 24 The October War, Yom Kippur 1973; 25 The fourth postwar era; 26 To the Lebanese war and beyond; 27 Intifada; 28 Towards Madrid and Oslo; 29 The peace process; 30 'Shalom, haver' - Peace, my friend; 31 Conflict and conciliation 327 $a32 'Permit me to be a dreamer'Epilogue; Maps; Glossary; Bibliography of works consulted; Index; Endnotes 330 $a Fleeing persecution in Europe, thousands of Jewish emigrants settled in Palestine after World War II. Renowned historian Martin Gilbert crafts a riveting account of Israel's turbulent history, from the birth of the Zionist movement under Theodor Herzl through its unexpected declaration of statehood in 1948, and through the many wars, conflicts, treaties, negotiations, and events that have shaped its past six decades-including the Six Day War, the Intifada, Suez, and the Yom Kippur War. Drawing on a wealth of first-hand source materials, eyewitness accounts, and his own personal and intimate 606 $aJews$zPalestine$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aArab-Israeli conflict 607 $aIsrael$xHistory 615 0$aJews$xHistory 615 0$aArab-Israeli conflict. 676 $a956.94004924 700 $aGilbert$b Martin$0223002 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910786646003321 996 $aIsrael$93836077 997 $aUNINA