{"product_id":"9780805088120","title":"1967 : Israel, the War, and the Year that Transformed the Middle East","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e1967\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Tom Segev\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A marvelous achievement . . . Anyone curious about the extraordinary six days of Arab-Israeli war will learn much from it.\"—\u003ci\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTom Segev's acclaimed \u003ci\u003eOne Palestine, Complete\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Seventh Million\u003c\/i\u003e overturned accepted views of the history of Israel. Now, in \u003ci\u003e1967\u003c\/i\u003e, he brings his masterful skills to the watershed year when six days of war reshaped the country and the entire region.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGoing far beyond a military account, Segev re-creates the apocalyptic climate in Israel before the war as well as the country's bravado after its victory. He introduces the legendary figures—Moshe Dayan, Golda Meir, Gamal Abdel Nasser, and Lyndon Johnson—and an epic cast of soldiers, lobbyists, refugees, and settlers. He reveals as never before Israel's intimacy with the White House, and the political rivalries that sabotaged any chance of peace. Above all, Segev challenges the view that the war was inevitable, showing that behind the bloodshed was a series of disastrous miscalculations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVibrant and original, \u003ci\u003e1967\u003c\/i\u003e is sure to stand as the definitive account of that pivotal year.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Today we know that Israel's triumph in 1967 was a Pyrrhic victory. Tom Segev's \u003ci\u003e1967\u003c\/i\u003e makes that more clear than anything written on the subject . . . Segev documents this historic tragedy brilliantly, authoritatively, as no one has before.” —\u003ci\u003eAmos Elon, Ha'aretz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Tom Segev's \u003ci\u003e1967 \u003c\/i\u003eoffers a brilliant description of the Six Day War in its widest context: the international scene, the Middle Eastern confrontations, the political and social situation of Israel, as well as fascinating snippets of everyday life. The crucial role of individual actors is deftly woven into the general picture, the description of the military events is enthralling. This is probably the best book on those most fateful days in the history of Israel and the Middle East.” —\u003ci\u003eSaul Friedlander, author of The Years Of Extermination: Nazi Germany And The Jews, 1939-1945\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The year 1967 divides the history of Israel in two: what came before and what came after. Tom Segev's book makes this abundantly clear, and demonstrates the difference between a military victory and a political one.” —\u003ci\u003eDaniel Barenboim\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780805088120\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Picador","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40652200313038,"sku":"9780805088120","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_f8389c63-cf43-44e2-aaaa-68dee4431a03.jpg?v=1639273932","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780805088120","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}