Born in Israel in 1958, Ahron Bregman was a soldier in the 1982 Lebanon War and reached the rank of captain. He then studied in Jerusalem and London, completing a doctorate in War Studies at King's College London. He is the author of Israel's Wars: A History Since 1947 and A History of Israel. An academic and journalist, Bregman teaches at the Department of War Studies, King's College London.
A former Israeli soldier in Lebanon, Mr Bregman knows his subject
first-hand. As an academic at King's College London, he has
accumulated copious documents, many of them secret and unpublished.
A detailed and well thought-out book.
Ahron Bregman may be one of the most pointedly qualified people on
Earth to write a book about the Israeli occupation of Palestine
that began in the wake of 1967's Six Day War. Bregman takes his
readers through the entire torturous narrative of the Israeli
occupation of the captured territories. It's clearly the author's
intention to avoid podium-pounding invective in this book, and he
succeeds - this is an entirely sober account of an insane and
vicious reality.
Bregman's deep familiarity with the material and his stylistic
clarity will appeal to readers seeking an overview of the
Arab-Israeli conflict.
A plainspoken but urgent account that is deeply critical of
Israel's policies.
Bregman tells this bleak story well, and what a catalogue of grief
it is. A damning verdict.
It is the best available book on the Israeli occupation of the
Territories and why it should be ended ASAP; and one written with
the kind of lucidity and insight only somebody who passionately
loves his country can muster.--Martin van Creveld, author of The
Transformation of War
Mr. Bregman knows his subject first-hand. A detailed and well
thought-out book.
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