Shield of David: The Story of Israel's Armed Forces
Shield of David tells the history of the Jews' armed forces from the Palestine Yishuv's first efforts at self-defense in the early 1900s, under the Ottoman Empire and the British Mandate, during Israel's 1948 War of Independence, the 1956 Suez Campaign and until the 1967 Six-Day War.
"In recent years, most particularly since the Six-Day War of June 1967, people throughout the world have asked themselves how it happened that the Israel Defence Forces won so resounding a victory over the Arab armies. What suddenly endowed the Jewish people -- traditionally non-martial -- with such impressive military skills? What is the secret of the prowess of Israeli soldiers, airmen and sailors?
The answer, of course, is that nothing happens 'suddenly'; that the modern story of Jewish self-defence in the Land of Israel dates back some eighty years, and is the result of the commitment and dedication to national survival of many men and women -- most of whom, seeking no publicity, received none. This book is my attempt to tell part of that little-known story -- as simply, briefly and clearly as possible." -- Yigal Allon, Author's Note, 1970
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"In recent years, most particularly since the Six-Day War of June 1967, people throughout the world have asked themselves how it happened that the Israel Defence Forces won so resounding a victory over the Arab armies. What suddenly endowed the Jewish people -- traditionally non-martial -- with such impressive military skills? What is the secret of the prowess of Israeli soldiers, airmen and sailors?
The answer, of course, is that nothing happens 'suddenly'; that the modern story of Jewish self-defence in the Land of Israel dates back some eighty years, and is the result of the commitment and dedication to national survival of many men and women -- most of whom, seeking no publicity, received none. This book is my attempt to tell part of that little-known story -- as simply, briefly and clearly as possible." -- Yigal Allon, Author's Note, 1970
Shield of David: The Story of Israel's Armed Forces
Shield of David tells the history of the Jews' armed forces from the Palestine Yishuv's first efforts at self-defense in the early 1900s, under the Ottoman Empire and the British Mandate, during Israel's 1948 War of Independence, the 1956 Suez Campaign and until the 1967 Six-Day War.
"In recent years, most particularly since the Six-Day War of June 1967, people throughout the world have asked themselves how it happened that the Israel Defence Forces won so resounding a victory over the Arab armies. What suddenly endowed the Jewish people -- traditionally non-martial -- with such impressive military skills? What is the secret of the prowess of Israeli soldiers, airmen and sailors?
The answer, of course, is that nothing happens 'suddenly'; that the modern story of Jewish self-defence in the Land of Israel dates back some eighty years, and is the result of the commitment and dedication to national survival of many men and women -- most of whom, seeking no publicity, received none. This book is my attempt to tell part of that little-known story -- as simply, briefly and clearly as possible." -- Yigal Allon, Author's Note, 1970
"In recent years, most particularly since the Six-Day War of June 1967, people throughout the world have asked themselves how it happened that the Israel Defence Forces won so resounding a victory over the Arab armies. What suddenly endowed the Jewish people -- traditionally non-martial -- with such impressive military skills? What is the secret of the prowess of Israeli soldiers, airmen and sailors?
The answer, of course, is that nothing happens 'suddenly'; that the modern story of Jewish self-defence in the Land of Israel dates back some eighty years, and is the result of the commitment and dedication to national survival of many men and women -- most of whom, seeking no publicity, received none. This book is my attempt to tell part of that little-known story -- as simply, briefly and clearly as possible." -- Yigal Allon, Author's Note, 1970
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| BN ID: | 2940151654920 |
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| Publisher: | Plunkett Lake Press |
| Publication date: | 06/15/2015 |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | eBook |
| Pages: | 272 |
| File size: | 18 MB |
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