The Gates of Gaza: Israel's Road to Suez and Back, 1955-57

by Mordechai Bar-On

Book Overview

The secret alliance between Israel, Britain and France to destroy Nasser's rule in Egypt was a pivotal event in the history of the modern Middle East. The Suez crisis brought about both a humiliation for the old imperial powers and a remarkable victory for Israel. Mordechai Bar-On was General Moshe Dayan's personal assistant during the Suez campaign and has drawn on both his own diary and many years of research to produce a gripping, definitive account...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 031210586X
• ISBN13: 9780312105860
• Release Date: January 1994
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 404 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 5.8" x 8.5"