Table of Contents

Foreword 1954: My First Meeting with Ariel Sharon 1948: The War of Independence 1956: The Suez Campaign 1957: An Outstanding Officer 1962: Adieu Margalith 1967: The Six Day War October 1967: Gour's Death 1968: Repopulating the Promised Land 1969-1973: Sharon against the Bar-Lev Line 1970: Sharon Returns 1973: The Yom Kippur War 1974: Arik, King of Israel 1981: Destroying Osirak 1981: "Sharon Has Destroyed Yamit" June 1982: The Lebanese War 1982: Sharon's Black September December 1982-January 1983: Sharon Besieged 8 February 1983: The Kahan Commission Report 1983-1984: "Ariel, Don't Resign!" January 1991: Scud Rain over Israel 1993-1994: Arafat Returns October 1998: The Wye Plantation Agreements February 1999: Lily Is Ill 28 September 2000: Controversial Visit to the Temple Mount November 2000: Sharon Targets the Top * 6 February 2001: Prime Minister Sharon 2001: First Impressions February-March 2001: Condoleeza's Legs 1 June 2001: Suicide Bomb at the Dolphinarium October 2001: Afghanistan December 2001: Christmas in Bethlehem January 2002: A Boatload of Weapons March 2002: Massacre in Pessah April 2002: "Massacre" in Jenin 24 June 2002: Arafat Out July 2002: Liquidation of Hamas Leaders November 2002 - December 2003: Arik Corrupted? June 2003: The Roadmap December 2003: What's a Secret September 2004: Plan for Israel November 2004: Arafat's Death September 2005: After Withdrawal September 2005: Leaving Gaza September 2005: December 2005-January 2006 Chronology

About the Author

URI DAN is a reporter and contributor to the editorial pages at the Jerusalem Post, to the Israeli daily Ma'ariv and to the New York Post. He has written a number of books including: The Mossad; The Eichmann Syndrome; To The Promised Land; Libel: The Inside Story of General Ariel Sharon's History-Making Suit Against Time Magazine.

Reviews

'The words you have written over a period of more than fifty years captivatingly recount a personal experience that few others have enjoyed. Better still: they have timelessly captured the crucial moments in the historic process of the rebirth of the Jewish nation in its country.' - Ariel Sharon 'Uri Dan was closer to this great Israeli than any other advisor or unabashed journalistic supporter, and their 50-year collaboration comes through loud and clear in this insider's biography.' - William Safire, Pulitzer prize winning journalist and author