Never-Ending Conflict: Israeli Military History (Stackpole Military History Series) - Softcover

Mordechai Bar-On

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0811733459 ISBN 13: 9780811733458

Publisher: Stackpole Books, 2006

Synopsis

This is the story of the violent confrontation between two national movements contesting the same small piece of land in the Middle East. From the revolt of 1936-39 to the Intifada that began in 2000, Israelis and Palestinians have clashed in a dozen major incidents, sometimes in sustained guerrilla insurgency and other times in wars that embroiled much of the Arab world, such as the Six-Day War and the Yom Kippur War. These twelve accounts detail each conflict--its causes, course, and consquences--and, taken together, provide an overview of seventy years of Israeli military history.

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Review:

"Bar-On, the editor of this important book, was Moshe Dayan's personal assistant during the 1956 Suez War. Twelve Israeli historians and writers recount the clashes and wars between Israel and the Arabs, commencing with the Palestinian Revolt in 1936 and concluding with the outbreak of the second intifada in 2000. Although the volume is written from the Israeli perspective, most of the essays reflect recent trends in the historiography of the conflict with an effort to honestly provide a concise historical narrative shorn of ideological bias, a phenomenon that has characterized much writing on the subject in Israel in recent decades....Recommended. All levels/libraries."-Choice

Synopsis:

This is the story of the tragic confrontation between two national movements contesting the same small piece of land, a clash that has become one of the most intractable issues in modern times. From the 1936 Palestinian Revolt to the Intifada that started in 2000, the Arabs and Israelis have clashed in twelve major incidents, often embroiling much of the Middle East. Here, historians deftly examine each conflict, offering a readable and informative look at seventy years of Israeli military history. It also includes a chapter by Michael Oren.

About this edition

• Publisher: Stackpole Books
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0811733459
• ISBN 13: 9780811733458
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 272