Menachem Begin: a life

by Shilon, Avi

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Title Statements

Full title :Menachem Begin : a life / Avi Shilon ; translated from the Hebrew by Danielle Zilberberg & Yoram Sharett.

Summary

This riveting biography is the first to provide a satisfactory answer to the question, Who was Menachem Begin? Based on wide-ranging research among archival documents and on testimonials and interviews with Begin's closest advisers, the book presents a detailed new portrait ofIsrael's founding leader. Among the many topics Avi Shilon holds up to new light are Begin's antagonistic relationship with David Ben-Gurion, his controversial role in the 1982 Lebanon War, his unique leadership style, the changes in his ideology over the years, and the mystery behind the total silence he maintained at the end of his career. Through Begin's remarkable life, the book also recounts the history of the right-wing segment of Israeli society, a story essential to understanding the Israel of today.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2012.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Yale University Press
Place of Publication:New Haven
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2012.

Notes

"Originally published in Hebrew as Begin, 1913-1992 by Am Oved Publishers Ltd 2007."

The Physical Object

Description:xi, 545 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : : illustrations ; : 25 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780300162356, 0300162359
oclc:ocn781594076
LC Classification:DS126.6.B33
Dewey Decimal:956.9405/4092

Political talent -- A commander's getaway -- Going underground -- Declaration of rebellion -- A bomb in the heart of the empire -- Jubilation and disappointment -- Rejected and outcast -- Be killed but do not transgress -- Buds of legitimacy -- The breakthrough -- Once more a rebel -- Against expectations -- God, you have chosen us to rule -- No more war -- Deterioration -- The Begin doctrine -- King of israel -- There will be not a single katyusha -- The downfall -- Self-flagellation -- Sharon was afraid of me -- Epilogue.

Subjects

Arab-Israeli conflict Begin, Menachem Begin, Menahem Biographies Biographies, memoirs and correspondance Biography government Heads of State and Heads of government History Israel Israel -- Politics and government -- 20… Israël -- Politique et gouvernement -- … NEW LIST 20130228 Political History Politicians Politics Politics and government Premiers ministres -- Biographies. -- I… Prime ministers Prime ministers -- Biography. -- Israel