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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... took part in the ' V ' Beach landing at the very outset of the campaign . When , in November , the evac- uation of the peninsula began - the Allies having failed utterly in reaching their objectives - the Allied commander - in - chief ...
... took part in the ' V ' Beach landing at the very outset of the campaign . When , in November , the evac- uation of the peninsula began - the Allies having failed utterly in reaching their objectives - the Allied commander - in - chief ...
Page 160
... took with him a machine - gun and a volunteer . Later he described the sequel : I took as many hand - grenades as they could spare and prepared to take off . The settlers helped by pushing the plane , putting its wings on , and opening ...
... took with him a machine - gun and a volunteer . Later he described the sequel : I took as many hand - grenades as they could spare and prepared to take off . The settlers helped by pushing the plane , putting its wings on , and opening ...
Page 354
... took the hint and shifted their operations further back , we extended our range . The ability of our tanks to score hits at a range of up to two and a half miles finally convinced the Syrians that their diversion scheme was doomed ...
... took the hint and shifted their operations further back , we extended our range . The ability of our tanks to score hits at a range of up to two and a half miles finally convinced the Syrians that their diversion scheme was doomed ...
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