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Arab-Israeli Conflict, The - The Palestine War 1948

By: Osprey

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Essential Histories - 20th Century Conflicts Excluding the World Wars

Last Stocked on 5/14/2024

Product Info

Title
Arab-Israeli Conflict, The - The Palestine War 1948
Publisher
Category
Author
Efraim Karsh
Publish Year
2002
Pages
96
Dimensions
8x10x.25"
NKG Part #
2147397845
MFG. Part #
OSPESS028
Type
Softcover
Series
ESS28

Description

The Palestine War has been by far the most important military encounter in the history of the Arab-Israeli conflict. This book examines the origins of the war and its progression through two distinct stages: the guerrilla warfare between the Arab and Jewish communities of Mandatory Palestine, and the conventional inter-state war between the State of Israel and the invading Arab armies. In doing so it assesses the participants, their war aims, strategies and combat performance. Finally, it examines the reasons for Israel's success in the face of seemingly impossible odds and for the failure of the Arab nations to turn their military and numerical superiority into victory on the ground.