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Israel's Wars

by Ahron Bregman

During the twentieth century, Israel has achieved notoriety, witnessing almost constant conflict and violence. Israel's Wars is a masterly account of Israel's wars with the Palestinians and the Arabs. From the 1947-8 Jewish-Palestinian struggle for the possession and mastery of the land of Palestine, through Israel's wars with its Arab neighbours, to the Al-Aqsa Intifada, this book unearths new insights and exposes unknown facts for the first time, including secrets relating to:* the Soviets' involvement in inciting the June 1967 Six Day War* the Israeli bombing of the American USS Liberty* President Sadat's right-hand man, who was a top agent of Mossad* Israeli assassinations of leading Palestinians during the Al-Aqsa Intifada.Israel's War's explores the effects of the wars on the people of Israel and provides a fascinating account of this intriguing and turbulent period of Israel's past.

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