War Widow: How the Six Day War Changed My Life A Memoir

"How can I marry this man?" Ziva Bakman Flamhaft asked herself one day as she walked down a street in Tel Aviv. Her wedding was four weeks away, and her fiancé, Yigal, had just pointed out a woman he had slept with. Flamhaft knew then and there that her marriage would not be easy. But she was still in love with Yigal, so she went ahead with the ceremony.

Three years later, the unthinkable happened: her husband passed away from injuries incurred during the brutal Six-Day War. It was such a ph...