{"product_id":"1967-9780805088120","title":"1967","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\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVibrant and original, \u003ci\u003e1967\u003c\/i\u003e is sure to stand as the definitive account of that pivotal year.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eTom Segev is a columnist for \u003ci\u003eHa'aretz\u003c\/i\u003e, Israel's leading newspaper, and the author of three now-classic works on the history of \u003ci\u003eIsrael: 1949: The First Israelis\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Seventh Million: The Israelis and the Holocaust\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eOne Palestine, Complete: Jews and Arabs Under the British Mandate\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Editors' Choice for 2000. He lives in Jerusalem.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"St. Martins Press-3PL","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50523778777362,"sku":"9780805088120","price":33.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2dc2e9ab-bbea-4fba-857c-b8f4ad5bbec2.jpg?v=1731167983","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/1967-9780805088120","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}