“A masterful study of the British retreat from Palestine through the eyes of the last High Commissioner, Sir Alan Cunningham. Golani has once more produced a work of the highest quality that reminds us of his standing as one of the leading scholars in the field.”

“In this skillful blend of biography and political history, Motti Golani presents British Palestine’s last High Commissioner as a decent man beset by insuperable obstacles. A determined advocate of the partition of Palestine, Sir Alan Cunningham faced intransigent Jews and Arabs, bull-headed British officials, and the British Empire’s rapid post-war collapse. Meticulously researched and gracefully written, Golani’s book is required reading for anyone interested in the origins of the state of Israel and the Israel–Palestine conflict.”

“An account of Sir Alan Cunningham’s years as High Commissioner is long overdue, as is a considered and balanced history of the last years of the British Mandate. Motti Golani, one of the preeminent historians of Israel, has presented us with a first rate account of the man, the period, and the end of the Mandate. Both the narrative and the analysis presented in this book ensure that it will be widely read. Palestine between Politics and Terror will be indispensable for anyone interested in the history of the Arabs and Jews in Palestine and the failed British efforts to find a solution to their problems.”