The Walls of Israel

by Jean Lartéguy

Overview

French journalist Jean Lartéguy’s provides an rare perspective on life in the Israeli army in the late 1960s, as he details the time he spent living with and joining the operations of Israel's army men.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781590773666
Publisher:	M. Evans & Company
Publication date:	04/01/2014
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.26(h) x 0.69(d)

About the Author

Jean Lartéguy was a distinguished French journalist who covered conflicts in Azerbaijan, Korea, Palestine, Indochina, Algeria, and Vietnam. Among his titles published in the United States are The Praetorians and Hounds of Hell. In 1965 he received the Albert Londres Prize for journalism.

Table of Contents

Prologue: Ambuscade on the Jordan 11

From Masada to the Brink of the Six-Day War 32

The Intelligence Services 80

Mirages for General Hod 98

The Armored Cavalcade 128

The Paratroopers Before the Wailing Wall 157

Women and Children 186

Appendix A The Jewish Military Spirit in the Bible 208

Appendix B 1948-1968: Israel and its Frontiers 212

Appendix C Al-Fatah and the Palestinian Resistance Movements 216

Index 236