London Global Gateway Library

1948 :

Morris, Benny, 1948-

1948 : a history of the first Arab-Israeli war / Nineteen forty-eight Benny Morris. - New Haven, Conn. ; London : Yale University Press, 2008. - xiv, 524 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

9780300126969 (hbk.) 0300126964 (hbk.) 9780300151121 (pbk.) 0300151128 (pbk.)

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Haganah (Organization)--History--20th century.


Israel-Arab War, 1948-1949.


Israel--History--1948-1967.
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--Foreign relations--Arab countries.
Arab countries--Foreign relations--Israel.

DS126.9. / M67 2008

956.042