Bible and Sword: How the British Came to PalestineMacmillan, 1982 - 412 pages In Bible and Sword Barbara Tuchman provides a stirring account of the religious, cultural and political motives which led to the British conquest of the Holy Land in 1917 and to the Balfour Declaration. |
Contents
FOREWORD vii | 1 |
The Phoenicians in Albion | 6 |
Roman Judaea and Roman Britain | 9 |
Copyright | |
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