xiv, 524 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 421-505) and index.
Contents
Staking claims: the historical background -- The United Nations steps in: UNSCOP and the partition resolution -- The first stage of the civil war, November 1947-March 1948 -- The second stage of the civil war, April-mid-May 1948 -- The pan-Arab invasion, 15 May-11 June 1948 -- The first truce, 11 June-8 July 1948, the international community, and the War -- The "ten days" and after -- Operations Yoav and Hiram -- Operation Horev, December 1948-January 1949 -- The armistice agreements, January-July 1949.