Anonymous Soldiers: The Struggle for Israel, 1917-1947
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Vydavatel: | A A Knopf (US) |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Publikováno: | 02/2015 |
Formát: | vázané |
Anotace
A landmark history, based on newly available documents, of the
battles between Jews, Arabs, and the British that led to the
creation of Israel "Anonymous Soldiers" brilliantly re-creates the
crucial period in the establishment of Israel, chronicling the
three decades of growing anticolonial unrest that culminated in the
end of British rule and the UN resolution to create two separate
states. This groundbreaking book tells in riveting, previously
unknown detail the story of how Britain, in the twilight of empire,
struggled and ultimately failed to reconcile competing Arab and
Jewish demands and uprisings. Bruce Hoffman, America's leading
expert on terrorism, shines new light on the bombing of the King
David Hotel, the assassination of Lord Moyne in Cairo, the
leadership of Menachem Begin, the life and death of Abraham Stern,
and much else. Above all, Hoffman shows exactly how the underdog
"anonymous soldiers" of Irgun and Lehi defeated the British and set
in motion the chain of events that resulted in the creation of the
formidable nation-state of Israel. This is a towering
accomplishment of research and narrative, and a book that is
essential to anyone wishing to understand not just the origins of
modern-day Israel or the current situation in the Middle East, but
also the methodology of terrorism. Drawing on previously untapped
archival resources in London, Washington, D.C., and Jerusalem,
Bruce Hoffman has written one of the most detailed and sustained
accounts of a terrorist and counterterrorist campaign that may ever
have been seen, and in doing so has cast light on one of the most
decisive world events in recent history. This will be the
definitive account of the struggle for Israel for years to come.
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Knihovnické kódy
- EAN: 9780307594716