A history of the first arabisraeli war is a nonfiction work written by israeli historian benny morris. A history of the first arabisraeli war by benny morris available from rakuten kobo. Every time i mention the sensation the book is creating, he hastens to put the fire out. History of the first arabisraeli war, even when difficult facts come up, morris tries to preserve balance and composure. Based largely on some interviews with participants of all nations, it describes the important military and diplomatic events of that epic war from the struggle between truman and dean rusk to the fall of jerusalems jewish quarter. The poem that exposed israeli war crimes in 1948 in the autumn of 1947, the arab league convened hurriedly in the town of aley, north of beirut, to assess the unexpected decision by the british to withdraw from palestine the following year. Jul 29, 2017 manna goes on to say that during the second half of the war, from may 1948 to january 1949 during the conventional war that ensued after the armies of neighboring arab states invaded palestine israels policy was and remained the uprooting of the local arab population. These include israels war of independence and the palestinian nakbah, the suez crisis, the sixday war, the yom kippur war, and two wars in lebanon. Benny morris demolishes misconceptions and provides a comprehensive history of the israeli arab war of 1948 this history of the foundational war in the arab israeli conflict is groundbreaking, objective, and deeply revisionist. Against the backdrop of the arab coalitions defeat, abdullahs success in retaining what had been left of arab. Mandate runs out, but the country is war weary and out of money.
A history of the first arab israeli war by benny morris available from rakuten kobo. The israeli declaration of independence had been issued earlier that day. A history of the first arabisraeli war benny morris. The first arabisraeli war, recounted the arabisraeli war of 1948. Morris explores the political and military aspects of the conflict as. A riveting account of the military engagements, it also. Israeli soldiers guarding egyptian prisoners of war during the 1948 war of independence. Make no mistake, the book, while generally objective, is not exactly neutral. Try searching on jstor for other items related to this. Benny morris probes the motives and aims of the protagonists on the basis of newly opened israeli and western documentation.
A history of the first arabisraeli war is a nonfiction work written by israeli. During the 19471948 civil war in mandatory palestine and the 1948 arabisraeli war that followed, around 750,000 palestinian arabs fled or were expelled from their homes, out of approximately 1,200,000 arabs living in former british mandate of palestine. A history of the first arab israeli war, yale university press, 2008. See more ideas about independence war, history and war. During the 1948 arabisraeli war, transjordans arab legion attempted to capture the entire city of jerusalem, shelling it and cutting off its jewish residents from the coastal plain. List of books and articles about arabisraeli conflict.
This history of the foundational war in the arab israeli conflict is groundbreaking, objective, and deeply revisionist. It formally began following the end of the british mandate for palestine at midnight on 14 may 1948. The arabisraeli war of 1948 broke out when five arab nations invaded territory in the former palestinian mandate immediately following the announcement of the independence of the state of israel on may 14, 1948. The first arabisraeli war by benny morris, that confronts national myths head. Buy 1948 a history of the first arabisraeli war book. Arabisraeli wars, series of military conflicts between israeli and various arab forces, most notably in 194849, 1956, 1967, 1973, 1982, and 2006.
This focuses on the leadup to war from the civil war that had been going on before, and discusses the various fronts. These include israels war of independence and the palestinian nakbah, the suez crisis, the sixday. The first arabisraeli war by benny morris goodreads. In this book i address the whole of the 1948 war in its political and military aspects, taking in as well the international context and interventions, the arab world, and the internal israeli scene. The 1948 arabisraeli war or the first arabisraeli war was fought between the state of israel and a military coalition of arab states and palestinian arab forces. A history of the first arabisraeli war and most recently, with dror zeevi, the thirtyyear genocide. With the exception of the gaza strip, at the end of the israeliarab war of 1948 israel and transjordan shared the whole of palestine. In this book i address the whole of the 1948 war in its political and military aspects, taking in as well the international context and interventions, the arab world. A history of the first arabisraeli war rakuten kobo.
In the middle east, of course, politics is drenched in emotions and in ideological notions, but morris account of the 1948 war places these alltoofamiliar dimensions of the arab israeli conflict within a realpolitik framework, illuminating the practical considerations that influenced both arab and israeli decisionmaking during the first. The 1948 arabisraeli war, or the first arabisraeli war, was fought between the state of israel and a military coalition of arab states over the control of palestine, forming the second stage of the 1948 palestine war there had been tension and conflict between the arabs and the jews, and between each of them and the british forces, ever since the 1917 balfour declaration and. May 04, 2008 the history of the 1948 war desperately needs to be told, since its so barely understood or remembered and since so many of the issues that plague us today had their roots in that struggle. A drama centered on an orphaned palestinian girl growing up in the wake of arabisraeli war who finds. The author is otherwise known for multiple other books such as birth of the. This book covers the history of the first arab israeli war, with great detail given for how the war was conducted, the events of it, and how the israelis managed to succeed in winning the war itself. This book tells the full story of the first arabisraeli war and the birth of the state of israel.
Feb 22, 2017 the poem that exposed israeli war crimes in 1948 in the autumn of 1947, the arab league convened hurriedly in the town of aley, north of beirut, to assess the unexpected decision by the british to withdraw from palestine the following year. Nonetheless, 1948 is an unflinching and unapologetic history of the israeli war for independence that stands as one of the most comprehensive war chronicles available. Benny morris this history of the foundational war in the arab israeli conflict is groundbreaking, objective, and deeply revisionist. The first arabisraeli war from the worlds largest community of readers. The arabisraeli war since 1948 by alex woolf nook book. A history of the first arabisraeli war thriftbooks. The 1948 or first arabisraeli war was the second and final stage of the 194749 palestine war. Within days, arab league declares war and invades israel. Who really started the 1948 war and when israel news. The history of the 1948 war desperately needs to be told, since its so barely understood or remembered and since so many of the issues that. Ido bartal, shlomi bertonov, noa biron, eyal heyne galli. A riveting account of the military engagements, it also focuses on the wars political dimensions. A history of the first arabisraeli war, yale university press, 2008.
Arabisraeli wars, conflicts in 194849, 1956, 1967, 197374, and 1982 between israel and the arab states. Benny morris on a new look at the 1948 arabisraeli war. A riveting account of the military engagements, it also focuses on the war s political dimensions. The first arab israeli war by benny morris 524pp, yale. It began after the end of the british mandate for palestine, at midnight on 14 may 1948. The author is otherwise known for multiple other books such as birth of the palestinian refugee problem and righteous victims, being a member of the group called the new historians and the individual who most popularized the term. The first arab israeli war by benny morris, that confronts national myths head.
Were he an arab leader, david bengurion once confessed to the zionist official nahum goldmann, he, too, would wage perpetual war with israel. This war was the second stage of the 1948 palestine war, known in arabic as alnakba arabic. The war of 1948 was the almost inevitable result of more than half a century of arabjewish friction and conflict that began with the arrival in eretz yisrael the land of israel, or palestine, of the first jewish immigrants from eastern europe in the early 1880s. The war of 1948 was the almost inevitable result of more than half a century of arab jewish friction and conflict that began with the arrival in eretz yisrael the land of israel, or palestine, of the first jewish immigrants from eastern europe in the early 1880s. The film tells the story of the year before the battle of the kfar etzion in 1948 and the story of the battle and the slaughter of the jews was carried out by the jordanian legion and arab rioters. Buy 1948 a history of the first arabisraeli war book online at best prices in india on. Benny morris demolishes misconceptions and provides a comprehensive history of the israeliarab war of 1948 this history of the foundational war in the arabisraeli conflict is groundbreaking, objective, and deeply revisionist.
While the scope of this book goes beyond the 1948 arabisraeli war, the author has made excellent use of primary sources, particularly the israel state archives, to produce a narrative that places blame for the disaster that befell the palestinian population in that conflict on arab leaders. Killings and massacres during the 1948 palestine war. Israel had no expulsion policy against the palestinians in 1948. Both in his book and in our conversation, a different benny morris emerges. If the 1948 arab israeli war is to be addressed here, it should be at the end of the section. Benny morris this history of the foundational war in the arabisraeli conflict is groundbreaking, objective, and deeply revisionist. The 1948 arabisraeli war, known by israelis as the war of independence, alnakba, was the first in a series of wars fought between the newly declared state of israel and its arab neighbours in the longrunning arabisraeli conflict. This history of the foundational war in the arabisraeli conflict is groundbre. See more ideas about war, military drawings and history. This history of the foundational war in the arabisraeli conflict is groundbreaking, objective, and deeply revisionist. Both a clear narrative account of the civil war following the withdrawal of the british mandate and the events leading thereto and the subsequent war between the nascent israeli state and the invading arab states, and a historiographic examination of how those events are remembered, 1948 seems to me to be an indispensable book to anyone.
Mar 15, 2016 benny morris on a new look at the 1948 arabisraeli war this is a production by the national history center in cooperation with the woodrow wilson centers history and public policy. Besides the military account, it also focuses on the wars political. Killings and massacres during the 1948 palestine war wikipedia. Western portions of jerusalem came under israels control only after israeli forces broke the arab siege of the city. Avi shlaim praises a study of israels first armed conflict, 1948. In preparation for the anticipated battles, the jewish army cleansed large areas of its arab population, in order not to leave concentrations of arab civilians behind our lines. Tensions between israel and the arabs have been complicated and heightened by the political, strategic, and economic interests in the area of the great powers. In the middle east, of course, politics is drenched in emotions and in ideological notions, but morris account of the 1948 war places these alltoofamiliar dimensions of the arabisraeli conflict within a realpolitik framework, illuminating the practical considerations that influenced both arab and israeli decisionmaking during the first. This book examines the origins of the war and its progression through two distinct stages. The palestine war has been by far the most important military encounter in the history of the arabisraeli conflict. Efraim karsh, the palestine war 1948, osprey publishing, 2002. The author is otherwise known for multiple other books such as birth of the palestinian refugee problem and righteous victims, being a member of the group called the new historians and the individual who most. It was not one of the celebrated moments of what the israelis call the war of independence and the palestinians call al nakba, the catastrophe.
If the 1948 arabisraeli war is to be addressed here, it should be at the end of the section. May 15, 2009 both a clear narrative account of the civil war following the withdrawal of the british mandate and the events leading thereto and the subsequent war between the nascent israeli state and the invading arab states, and a historiographic examination of how those events are remembered, 1948 seems to me to be an indispensable book to anyone. Benny morris on a new look at the 1948 arabisraeli war this is a production by the national history center in cooperation with the. Arabisraeli wars, 1948present military history oxford. Turkeys destruction of its christian minorities, 18941924. Benny morris, the birth of the palestinian refugee problem revisited, cambridge university press, 2004.
The first arabisraeli war by benny morris 524pp, yale. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. A history of the first arabisraeli war new edition by benny morris isbn. The 1948 or first arab israeli war was the second and final stage of the 194749 palestine war. His new book is an ambitious, detailed and engaging portrait of the war itself from its origins to its unresolved aftermath that further shatters myths on both sides of the israeli arab divide. Against the backdrop of the arab coalitions defeat, abdullahs success in retaining what had been left of arab palestine extremely displeased his allies. A history of the first arabisraeli war by benny morris. Besides the military account, it also focuses on the war s political. Benny morris, a historian, was formerly a professor of history in the middle east studies department of bengurion university of the negev.