Israel: A HistoryDoubleday, 1998 - 750 pages "Israel is a small and relatively young country, but since the day of its creation more than half a century ago, its turbulent history has placed it at the center of the world stage. In this account, Martin Gilbert traces Israel's history from the struggles of its pioneers in the nineteenth century up to the present day."--BOOK JACKET. |
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Page 168
... commander , Hassan Salameh , who had set up his headquarters in a two - storey building near the Arab town of Ramle , hidden by citrus groves . The building had earlier been a British officers ' training base . The Haganah attack was a ...
... commander , Hassan Salameh , who had set up his headquarters in a two - storey building near the Arab town of Ramle , hidden by citrus groves . The building had earlier been a British officers ' training base . The Haganah attack was a ...
Page 171
... commander told them ( in what one historian has described as ' probably a unique docu- ment in modern military ... commander issued a declaration of victory : ' The Arab citi- zens have left this city . I herewith declare an autonomous ...
... commander told them ( in what one historian has described as ' probably a unique docu- ment in modern military ... commander issued a declaration of victory : ' The Arab citi- zens have left this city . I herewith declare an autonomous ...
Page 177
... commander , Yitzhak Hochmann , was killed . In the battle for the Shalva House the platoon commander in charge , Abraham Licht , was also killed . But by morning , all three positions were in Palmach hands . The Arabs of Safed began to ...
... commander , Yitzhak Hochmann , was killed . In the battle for the Shalva House the platoon commander in charge , Abraham Licht , was also killed . But by morning , all three positions were in Palmach hands . The Arabs of Safed began to ...
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