The Story of Israel is an illuminating book that explores the nation's history. Seventy years after Israel declared independence on 14 May 1948, the dramatic events before and since this point form an extraordinary period of history. From Theodor Herzl's efforts to establish a sovereign Jewish nation in Palestine to the 21st-century roadmap for peace and beyond, The Story of Israel brings the period to life as never before.
Sir Martin Gilbert's authoritative text is supplemented by more than 150 photographs and maps, as well as rare documents, including pages from Herzl's diary, identification papers of an Exodus refugee and Ben-Gurion's copy of his Declaration of Independence speech - all of which shed light on fascinating history of the country.
This is the ultimate guide to the turbulent history of a proud and powerful nation.
The Story of Israel is an illuminating book that explores the nation's history. Seventy years after Israel declared independence on 14 May 1948, the dramatic events before and since this point form an extraordinary period of history. From Theodor Herzl's efforts to establish a sovereign Jewish nation in Palestine to the 21st-century roadmap for peace and beyond, The Story of Israel brings the period to life as never before.
Sir Martin Gilbert's authoritative text is supplemented by more than 150 photographs and maps, as well as rare documents, including pages from Herzl's diary, identification papers of an Exodus refugee and Ben-Gurion's copy of his Declaration of Independence speech - all of which shed light on fascinating history of the country.
This is the ultimate guide to the turbulent history of a proud and powerful nation.
The Birth of Zionism: the First Zionist Congress, 1897 A Pioneering Spirit The Balfour Declaration, 1917 The Liberation of Palestine, 1918 The British League of Nations Mandate, 1922 The Hebrew University Preparing for Statehood Resistance, Settlement and the Partial Plan, 1937 Jewish Immigration Curtailed, 1939 The Second World War, 1939-45 The Aftermath of the Holocaust, 1945 Civil War Jerusalem Under Siege, 1948 The War of Independence, 1948-49 Jewish Immigration from Arab Lands Building a Vibrant Jewish State, 1948-67 The Six-Day War, 1967 The Battle for East Jerusalem, June 1967 Building a Modern Nation Despite the PLO 1967-73 The October War, 1973 Immigration from the Soviet Union Shuttle Diplomacy and Camp David, 1973-79 War in Lebanon, 1982 Paths to Negotiation: Peace Now Movement and the Intifada, 1982-91 The Peace Process: Oslo 1993 and Beyond Opposition to Peace: the Assassination of Yitzhak Rabin, 1995 The Peace Process: Into the 21st Century Israel Among the Nations.
This is the ultimate guide to the turbulent history of a proud and powerful nation.
Sir Martin Gilbert is the official biographer of Sir Winston Churchill and one of the world's leading experts on Jewish history. He has written numerous books on the subject and been a visiting professor at both Tel Aviv and the Hebrew University.
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