Fortress Israel : the inside story of the military elite who run the country and why they can't make peace /
"Once in the military system, Israelis never fully exit," writes journalist Patrick Tyler. "They carry the military identity for life, not just through service in the reserves until age forty-nine ... but through lifelong expectations of loyalty and secrecy." The military is the country to a... Full description
| Main Author: | Tyler, Patrick. |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2012 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Contents: | Murder in Tehran -- Ben-Gurion : the origins of militarism -- The destruction of Israel's second prime minister -- Suez Crisis : Ben-Gurion goes to war -- Israel as "detonator" -- The rise of the generals -- Six-Day War : the military revolts -- War as policy : Nasser and the PLO -- The high price of militarism : Yom Kippur -- Rabin : from general to prime minister -- Begin : a peace to enable war -- The Sabra Caesar : Sharon in Lebanon -- Protecting the ruling elite -- Intifada : the intimate enemy awakes -- Peace strategy : the new Yitzhak -- Oslo : wary generals waging peace -- Bibi against the military elite -- Barak : the arrogance of power -- Sharon : the last campaign against Arafat -- At wit's end : killing the paraplegic preacher -- Olmert : putting Lebanon back twenty years -- War (on Syria) war (on Gaza) war (on Iran?). |
Place a Hold
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status |
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| Oshkosh | Adult New Nonfiction | 956.9405 T983f | Due: 05/30/2013 |