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1948 a history of the first Arab-Israeli war

This history of the foundational war in the Arab-Israeli conflict is groundbreaking, objective, and deeply revisionist. Besides the military account, it also focuses on the war's political dimensions. Historian Morris probes the motives and aims of the protagonists on the basis of newly opened...

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Main Author: Morris, Benny 1948- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New Haven Yale University Press [2008]
Subjects:
Haganah (Organization) > History > 20th century
Israel-Arab War, 1948-1949
Palestine > History, Military > 20th century
Palestine > Politics and government > 1917-1948
Palestine > History > 1917-1948
Israel > History, Military > 20th century
Israel > Politics and government > 1948-1967
Israel > History > 1948-1967
Israel > Foreign relations > Arab countries
Arab countries > Foreign relations > Israel
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Table of Contents:
  • Staking claims: the historical background
  • The United Nations steps in: UNSCOP and the partition resolution
  • The first stage of the civil war, November 1947--March 1948
  • The second stage of the civil war, April--mid-May 1948
  • The pan-Arab invasion, 15 May--11 June 1948
  • The first truce, 11 June--8 July 1948, and the international community, and the War
  • The "ten days" and after
  • Operations Yoav and Hiram
  • Operation Horev, December 1948--January 1949
  • The armistice agreements, January--July 1949
  • Some conclusions

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