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Here are the legendary figures - General Allenby, Lawrence of Arabia, King Faisal, Chaim Weizmann and David Ben-Gurion, all participants in a multicultural spectacle of revolution and decadence, prophecy and illusion. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOne Palestine, Complete\u003c\/i\u003e is a stunning history of a dramatic period that witnessed the decline of an empire, the birth of one nation and the tragedy of another - published in 2025 with a new introduction by the author.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A full and fascinating account of the murky roots of British rule in Palestine' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eLITERARY REVIEW\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Brilliantly written... wonderfully readable and humane' \u003c\/b\u003eINDEPENDENT\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A magisterial account... reaffirms Segev's reputation for courageous and intelligent honesty'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eSCOTSMAN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56286845206901,"sku":"9780349112862","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780349112862_ad7e1b69-409a-4988-a6bb-a6c8202dabfc.jpg?v=1786013773"},{"product_id":"9781789544633","title":"A State at Any Cost","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe definitive biography of Israel's founder by one of Israel's most celebrated historians. \u003cbr\u003eAs the founder of Israel, David Ben-Gurion long ago secured his reputation as a leading figure of the twentieth century. Determined from an early age to create a Jewish state, he took control of the Zionist movement, declared Israel's independence, and navigated his country through wars, controversies and remarkable achievements.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this definitive biography, Tom Segev uses previously unreleased archival material to give an original, nuanced account that transcends the myths and legends that have built up around the man. He reveals Ben-Gurion's secret negotiations with the British on the eve of Israel's independence, his willingness to countenance the forced transfer of Arab neighbors, his relative indifference to Jerusalem, and his occasional eccentric moments – from UFO sightings to plans for Israel to acquire territory in South America.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe result is a full and startling portrait of a man who sought a state 'at any cost' – at times through risk-taking, violence, and unpredictability, and at other times through compromise, moderation and reason. Segev's Ben-Gurion is neither a saint nor a villain but a twentieth-century leader whose iron will and complex temperament left a contentious legacy, and one of the world's most intractable national conflicts.\u003cbr\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eA State at Any Cost\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003cbr\u003e'A must for anybody interested in both the glorious and the dark pages of the history of Zionism and Israel, as reflected throughout the life and times of the Jewish State's most important founding father' \u003cb\u003eSAUL FRIEDLÄNDER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The story of a hard-headed, pragmatic and ruthless politician, told without sentimentality or nostalgia. It also serves as a key to understanding today's Israel, which is still very much Ben-Gurion's creation' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Fascinating... A masterly portrait of a titanic yet unfulfilled man... 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Within six days the Israelis had occupied territories three times wider than their own, populated by over a million Palestinian Arabs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIsrael suddenly became something of a colonial empire, more Goliath than David. The war granted political legitimacy to Menachem Begin's right-wing Herut party, and Arab terrorism paved the way for Israel's secret service to become a major factor in the country's power structure.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1967 will not be a military history, nor will it focus mainly on political developments. 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