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"June 5, 1967. The nineteen-year-old state of Israel is surrounded by enemies who want nothing less than her utter extinction. The Soviet-equipped Egyptian Army has massed a thousand tanks on the nations southern border. Syrian heavy guns are shelling her from the north. To the east, Jordan and Iraq are moving mechanized brigades and fighter squadrons into position to attack. Egypts President Nasser has declared that the Arab forces objective is the destruction of Israel. The rest of the world turns a blind eye to the new nations desperate peril.
June 10, 1967. The Arab armies have been routed, ground divisions wiped out, air forces totally destroyed. Israels citizen-soldiers have seized the Gaza Strip and the Sinai Peninsula from Egypt, the Golan Heights from Syria, East Jerusalem and the West Bank from Jordan. The land under Israeli control has tripled. Her charismatic defense minister, Moshe Dayan, has entered the Lions Gate of the Old City of Jerusalem to stand with the paratroopers who have liberated Judaisms holiest sitethe Western Wall, part of the ruins of Solomons temple, which has not been in Jewish hands for nineteen hundred years.
It is one of the most unlikely and astonishing military victories in history.
Drawing on hundreds of hours of interviews with veterans of the warfighter and helicopter pilots, tank commanders and Recon soldiers, paratroopers, as well as women soldiers, wives, and othersbestselling author Steven Pressfield tells the story of the Six Day War as youve never experienced it before: in the voices of the young men and women who battled not only for their lives but for the survival of a Jewish state, and for the dreams of their ancestors."
This is one of the most remarkable history books I've ever read. As the Six Days War was going on before I got out of High School I truly did not know much about it. To experience it at the hands, memories and hearts of the people who served in it was just an entirely extraordinarily tremendous experience! It sure helped me to understand this war better and to comprehend the people who served in it. It also helped me appreciate how WWII and Vietnam vets felt by fighting with their hearts for our country. This book really brought history to life and feel that everyone, everywhere could benefit by reading it!
June 10, 1967. The Arab armies have been routed, ground divisions wiped out, air forces totally destroyed. Israels citizen-soldiers have seized the Gaza Strip and the Sinai Peninsula from Egypt, the Golan Heights from Syria, East Jerusalem and the West Bank from Jordan. The land under Israeli control has tripled. Her charismatic defense minister, Moshe Dayan, has entered the Lions Gate of the Old City of Jerusalem to stand with the paratroopers who have liberated Judaisms holiest sitethe Western Wall, part of the ruins of Solomons temple, which has not been in Jewish hands for nineteen hundred years.
It is one of the most unlikely and astonishing military victories in history.
Drawing on hundreds of hours of interviews with veterans of the warfighter and helicopter pilots, tank commanders and Recon soldiers, paratroopers, as well as women soldiers, wives, and othersbestselling author Steven Pressfield tells the story of the Six Day War as youve never experienced it before: in the voices of the young men and women who battled not only for their lives but for the survival of a Jewish state, and for the dreams of their ancestors."
This is one of the most remarkable history books I've ever read. As the Six Days War was going on before I got out of High School I truly did not know much about it. To experience it at the hands, memories and hearts of the people who served in it was just an entirely extraordinarily tremendous experience! It sure helped me to understand this war better and to comprehend the people who served in it. It also helped me appreciate how WWII and Vietnam vets felt by fighting with their hearts for our country. This book really brought history to life and feel that everyone, everywhere could benefit by reading it!
Roberta R. (hoover) reviewed The Lion's Gate: On the Front Lines of the Six Day War on + 8 more book reviews
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This is by far one of the most interesting books I have ever read!! Hard to put down. Well documented. Has pictures. Not written in the traditional way, but interviews by actual participants. Well done!! I have bought several of these books and given them all away!!
Jud H. (trekie70) -
Couldn't make it through it all because of the non-traditional method used to write it. However, what I read was very informative and well done.
This book is absolutely riveting. Whether or not youre interested in military history, you will marvel at the courage, the passion, and the camaraderie so brilliantly portrayed in this narrative of the Six-Day War.
Based on more than 300 hours of interviews with those who were on the front lines, the author weaves together an absorbing and fascinating collage of first-person accounts of the war. Some of the anecdotes will make you smile; some will leave you in tears. Is this a one-sided account? Undoubtedly. The author, who is Jewish, aims to tell the story of this war fought by Jewish soldiers to preserve the Jewish nation. And it is one heck of a story one that tells how a tiny fledgling country with a military that seemed put together with spit and glue prevailed against bigger countries and overwhelming odds.
Do yourself a favor and read this book!
Based on more than 300 hours of interviews with those who were on the front lines, the author weaves together an absorbing and fascinating collage of first-person accounts of the war. Some of the anecdotes will make you smile; some will leave you in tears. Is this a one-sided account? Undoubtedly. The author, who is Jewish, aims to tell the story of this war fought by Jewish soldiers to preserve the Jewish nation. And it is one heck of a story one that tells how a tiny fledgling country with a military that seemed put together with spit and glue prevailed against bigger countries and overwhelming odds.
Do yourself a favor and read this book!
DiAnna F. (bestamor) reviewed The Lion's Gate: On the Front Lines of the Six Day War on + 33 more book reviews
I really enjoyed this book. It had a different take from other books on the Six Day War because it was all interviews with men and women who were there and experienced it first hand. It also showed how vulnerable they were by not knowing their way around Jerusalem when they took the city. Great read.
