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Title: The Arab-Israeli Wars: War and Peace in the Middle East by Chaim Herzog ISBN: 0-394-71746-5 Publisher: Vintage Books USA Pub. Date: 01 February, 1984 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.00

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Average Customer Rating: 4 (15 reviews)

Rating: 4
Summary: Detailed account of the Arab-Israeli wars
Comment: I knew nothing about Israeli history prior to reading this book and this book gave a very thorough account of the birth of Israel and the subsequent wars Israel had to fight against the Arabs for the country's very survival.
Although the book at times goes into excrutiating detail about the military battles, it was definetly worth the read. Some of the battle accounts are filled with hair-raising acts of courage and determination in the face of great odds.
The only downside - the book is more focused on the military facts than the politics and personalities involved - it left me wanting more information regarding the lives & history of the people involved. Also, the book stops in 1982, so if you are curious on what's been happening in the last 20 years, you won't get it here.
Overall, very good book and you will gain a thorough insight into
the Arab-Israeli wars.

Rating: 4
Summary: A good bird's-eye view of Middle East conflict
Comment: Arab-Israeli Wars is the story of the military conflicts between Israel and her Arab neighbors from the 1948 War of Independence to the operations in Lebanon in the early 1980s. Although author Chaim Herzog was personally involved in the events he describes, this work is not a memoir. Herzog seems to go out of his way, in fact, to avoid mentioning himself or his role. Instead, the book is a narrative of the military actions and an analysis of the causes of victory and defeat.

Herzog does his best to be impartial, though his pride in his country's military accomplishments is unconcealed. Using rather simplistic logic, he initially blames the Arabs themselves for causing the Palestinian problem, but Herzog largely steers clear of the political side of the conflict. His narrative covers only the wars themselves, skipping over the interwar periods. This approach avoids many of the more controversial diplomatic and social issues, but it also neglects to summarize peacetime military developments.

The text is clear, concise, and easy to follow using the excellent maps provided. Most of the action is described at the high command level, so we miss the occasional "view from the trenches" that other military histories often provide. And there are few clues to the actual makeup and character of the Israeli or Arab forces.

The great strength of the book is that military actions and outcomes are always related back to the big strategic picture. We always know what the Arabs and Israelis were out to accomplish militarily and how the outcome of an engagement favored or thwarted these goals.

Rating: 5
Summary: A great read
Comment: Mr Herzogs book is a winner. I have read it several times and find it informative. He explains in great detail each conflict and also gives us many details of the events that occurred between each conflict. I recommend this book to anyone interested in gaining a clear understanding of this part of the world.

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