Zahal: A Love Story: Life in the Israeli Army

By Johnny Wallman

Johnny Wallman left behind the relative comfort of his English life for a life in Israel and the Israeli army.

Zahal: A Love Story is the story of a love affair with a country and its people. A love affair of beauty yet pain, where hope turned to disappointment. Thirty years on, finally, many of the scars have faded leaving memories of true friendships, inspiration and a beautiful country. This is an honest and intimate account of a time in Israel, a country of crazy paradoxes, ironies and contradictions, a country genuinely seeking peace with its neighbours and itself.

Profits from this novel will be given to the 'Lone Soldier Centre' helping soldiers without families in Israel.

Updated in 2025, this 40th anniversary edition continues the story, the love affair after leaving, the return visits and the continuing relationships with the country and those I met there.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FKGYJGRJ
• ISBN13: 9798294672713
• Release Date: July 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 292 Pages
• Weight: 0.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"