{"product_id":"1967-israel-the-war-and-the-year-that-transformed-the-middle-east-9780805088120","title":"1967: Israel, the War, and the Year That Transformed the Middle East","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A marvelous achievement . . . Anyone curious about the extraordinary six days of Arab-Israeli war will learn much from it.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTom Segev's acclaimed \u003ci\u003eOne Palestine, Complete\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Seventh Million\u003c\/i\u003e overturned accepted views of the history of Israel. Now, in \u003ci\u003e1967\u003c\/i\u003e, he brings his masterful skills to the watershed year when six days of war reshaped the country and the entire region.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGoing far beyond a military account, Segev re-creates the apocalyptic climate in Israel before the war as well as the country's bravado after its victory. He introduces the legendary figures--Moshe Dayan, Golda Meir, Gamal Abdel Nasser, and Lyndon Johnson--and an epic cast of soldiers, lobbyists, refugees, and settlers. He reveals as never before Israel's intimacy with the White House, and the political rivalries that sabotaged any chance of peace. Above all, Segev challenges the view that the war was inevitable, showing that behind the bloodshed was a series of disastrous miscalculations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVibrant and original, \u003ci\u003e1967\u003c\/i\u003e is sure to stand as the definitive account of that pivotal year.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Picador USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/29\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780805088120\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 673\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.94lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.89h x 5.57w x 1.39d","brand":"Tom Segev","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36643918905500,"sku":"9780805088120","price":39.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_6988cdf6-7ac1-44c2-b71c-45e585e39eb2.jpg?v=1603857533","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/1967-israel-the-war-and-the-year-that-transformed-the-middle-east-9780805088120","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}