Jeremy Bowen

A day by day - hour by hour, even - account of the Six Day War during which Israel attacked and roundly defeated the Egyptian, Jordanian, and Syrian armies. Highly readable, 'gripping' as it is well described on its back cover, the book gives details of the history and events leading up to the conflict, the main characters involved, and the aftermath of Israel's victory.

I read the book following President Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as the Israeli capital in order to better understand the Israeli/ Palestinian conflict and, to that end, as a primer which also helps one understand something of the psychologies of both sides, I highly recommend it.… (más)