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The story of Israel : from Theodor Herzl to the Roadmap for Peace / Martin Gilbert.

by Gilbert, Martin, 1936-2015

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Zionism -- History.

Israel -- History.

Israel -- History -- Declaration of Independence, 1948.

Alternate title:

From Theodor Herzl to the Roadmap for Peace

Special edition to commemorate the 60th Anniversay of the Declaration of Independence.

64 p. : col. ill., maps, facsims ; 27 cm. + 1 booklet.

1 booklet "Translations" (17 p.) in pocket.

"Book contains over 30 rare and newly researched removable facsimile documents of historic importance"--Container.

"Over 200 powerful photographs and over 30 rare and previously unpublished facsimile documents bring this extraordinary period of history to life as never before"--Container.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 62) and index.

Facsimiles include : Pages from Theodor Herzl's diary -- The Balfour Declaration -- The Jewish Brigade's Second World War newspaper -- Identificatio papers of an Exodus refugee -- Ben-Gurion's copy of his Declaration of Independence speech -- President Truman's letter recognizing the new State of Israel -- Letter to her parents from and Israeli frontline soldier about to die in the war of Independence battle for Jerusalem -- An Israeli Air Force commander's Order of Day at the start of the Six-Day War -- Jerusalem Post issue announcing the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin.

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