1948: A History of the First Arab-israeli War Benny Morris

Pages: 544, Hardcover, Yale University Press

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Posted: Sep-13-2008

Weighty History

Despite the preponderance of news about the Middle East and the rich historical ties of the Christian West to its Judaic roots, few know much about what transpired at the beginning of the modern Jewish state of Israel. Many will find it surprising that such a momentous event was relatively minor...

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Posted: Aug-17-2008

Balanced and informative

This is the best book on the 1948 Israeli-Arab war. Morris has matured as a historian since his first book on the Palestinian refugees and puts various events into perspective. For example, Israeli behavior vis a vis the Arab population is seen in the context of fears created by the invasion of...

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Posted: Jul-21-2008

Benny Morris and his Critics

To understand Benny Morris and his critics, you must recognize two things. First of all, Morris is a fervent supporter of Israel who believes that most anything necessary for the creation and maintenance of a Jewish majority state in Palestine is not only morally justified, but is obviously so....

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Posted: Jun-09-2008

Free From Political Dogmatism

I'm neither an historian nor an academic, so I can't vouch for the absolute accuracy of Morris's account. Nonetheless, his book is amply footnoted. In addition, it's easy to read and gives a good feel/flavor for the crises, times and battles surounding the creation of Israel as a modern nation....

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Posted: May-12-2008

Too Many Military Details and not enough Big Picture

This mostly military chronicling of the first Arab-Israeli war, is a difficult read, because the prose is so dense and full of almost arcane military details. It is hard to get ones hands or head around the larger picture. I, for one was hoping for a much more coherent and self-contained piece,...

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Posted: May-10-2008

An Accessible History of a War That Changed History

I approached this book with caution. I had not read any of Morris' prior books, fearful of his reputation (earned or not) for bashing the Israeli side without providing context for their actions. Though when I read history I already know how the story ends, I want something fresh, with context,...

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Posted: May-05-2008

A Vital Work on the 1948 Israeli-Arab War

In 1948 Benny Morris shows himself to be a first-rate historian with an accurate and detailed command of the events leading up to the first Arab Israeli War and the war itself. The book is primarily the military history of the conflict, and Morris is a well informed chronicler of military...

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Posted: May-04-2008

Benny Morris distorts history

In the past, Efraim Karsh presented evidence that forced Benny Morris to admit to distortions. Wikipedia has links to primary documents in the Morris/Karsh conflict.Karsh presents a different view of the Arab-Israeli War in the May, 2008 issue of Commentary: "1948, Israel, and the...

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Posted: May-04-2008

At The Creation

Less famous than the 1967 or 1973 wars between Israel and the Arab world, the 1948 War of Independence has faded from memory. Best remembered from the book "Exodus" by Leon Uris (or the Paul Newman movie of the same name), the 1948 War has been exhaustively researched by Mr. Morris now. The seeds...

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Posted: Apr-29-2008

The most important book on 1948

In tackling the controversial and important, but gigantic, subject of the 1948 war, the Nakba, the Israeli was of independence, Mr. Morris has come full circle from his original study The Birth of the Palestinian Refugee Problem, 1947-1949 (Cambridge Middle East Library). This journey was a...

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