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Living History: A Memoir
In this at times startlingly candid memoir, Chaim Herzog reviews an extraordinary life. Born in Belfast in 1918 to a Latvian mother and a Polish father who was chief rabbi of Ireland, Chaim Herzog moved with his family to Palestine in 1935 and at 16 joined the Haganah, the underground resistance led by David Ben-Gurion. He joined the British army as soon as Britain declared war on Hitler, and was part of the first Allied formation to cross into Germany, where he subsequently witnessed the horrors of the newly liberated Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. He fought in Israel’s war for independence, and as director of Israel’s military intelligence molded it into one of the best organization...
Who Stands Accused?
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Heroes of Israel
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The Arab-Israeli Wars
Now updated to take account of recent developments in the region, this book tells the epic story of the modern state of Israel's struggle to exist through the triumphs and tragedies of its years of existence.
The War of Atonement
An authoritative account of the Israeli army’s performance in the bitter Yom Kippur War of 1973. In The War of Atonement, the origins of the Yom Kippur War amid the turbulent history of competing powers in the Middle East are fully explored, as is the build-up of Arab forces that almost inexplicably caught Israel by surprise. The author then provides a gripping narrative of the conflict itself, punctuated by firsthand accounts and interviews with combatants. The War of Atonement is full of drama and tales of inspirational bravery, as Israel defied the odds to defeat the two-pronged invasion. An analysis of the political implications of the conflict bring this epic tale to a close. For this...
Living History
Freedom fighter, army general, Israeli ambassador to the United Nations during the turbulent '70s, president of Israel from 1983 to 1993--Chaim Herzog's life has paralleled the life of Israel itself. Now he gives readers a candid and acutely observant account of that life in all its historic and personal richness. Uniquely qualified to put a human face on history, Herzog provides insights into the people with whom he has played a part in the creation of that history. b&w photos.
Living History
In the 1970's, Herzog became ambassador to the UN. In 1983, he was elected President of Israel and served ten years in that role. He has been present at nearly all the great and tragic events in the life of Israel. Moving, sometimes humorous, sometimes clinically objective and sometimes extraordinarily passionate, Chaim Herzog did not just live through history - he helped to create it.
Judaism: Law & Ethics
Includes portrait photograph of Dr. Issac Herzog Chief Rabbi of Israel.
Key to the Sinai
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