089481
London
1977
10,5×18
meki
656
engleski
Cijena: 8,00 EUR
The autobiography of one of the 20th century’s most significant and recognisable military and political strategists – the Israeli general and minister, Moshe Dayan. The book offers a fascinating, deeply personal, and historically invaluable insight into the creation of the modern State of Israel, alongside the pivotal Middle Eastern conflicts that shaped contemporary geopolitics. The content of the autobiography is chronologically structured into eight comprehensive thematic parts, accompanied by precise cartographic overviews of key military operations. Dayan meticulously, and without excessive sentimentality, describes his early days in the underground movement for freedom (1915–1948), the turbulent period of gaining independence, and the years spent serving as Chief of Staff (1953–1957) and Minister of Defence. The chapters dedicated to the Sinai Campaign, the Six-Day War (1967), and the Yom Kippur War (1973) carry particular historical weight, as do the diplomatic efforts and negotiations in Washington that followed between 1973 and 1975. The book concludes with an exhaustive index of terms and names, making it an excellent primary source for historians and researchers of military science. The front cover features the iconic and widely recognisable photograph of Dayan himself with his characteristic eyepatch, in military uniform, set against the backdrop of combat vehicles in a desert environment, alongside a prominent review quote from the Daily Telegraph: “Moshe Dayan, like Israel, is unconquerable.” The back cover features excerpts from highly positive reviews by distinguished media outlets such as The Times, Spectator, Financial Times, and Jewish Chronicle, which unanimously highlight Dayan’s surgical clarity of mind, professionalism, and the magnetic, yet entirely realistic and unsentimental quality of his military leadership. This is an indispensable title for any serious collection of military history and
