Ben-Gurion; Prophet of Fire

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1983. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. 544 pages. Maps. Illustrations. Notes. Bibliography. Index. Signed on fep by author. Minor page discoloration from a newspaper clippping on pages 128/9. Dan Halperin Kurzman (27 March 1922, San Francisco – 12 December 2010, Manhattan), was an American journalist and writer of military history books. In the early 1950s, he worked in Europe and in Israel for American newspapers and news agencies and was then correspondent of the NBC News in Jerusalem. In 1960 he published his first political book, a biography of the Japanese Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi. In the 1960s, Kurzman worked as a foreign policy correspondent for the Washington Post. In 1965 he received the George Polk Award for external reporting. After the end of the sixties, the Washington Post had left, he devoted himself to researching and writing Modern History, especially military history non-fiction. He is also a recipient of the Cornelius Ryan Award. David Ben Gurion was a man with a mission that burned in his heart from the time he was a young boy. He suffered danger and privation to pursue it. No risk was too great for him to suffer to achieve his goal. He emigrated from Poland to Israel when local Arabs had carte blanche for murder and destruction. He persevered to be instrumental in the founding and protection of the new state of Israel. He molded the new government, chose its leaders and helped to carve the nation into an international entity. His legacy lives in the vibrancy of its people, its government and its economy. Condition: Very good / Very good.

Keywords: Ben-Gurion, Israel, Jews, Zionism, Palestine, Arabs, Moshe Dayan, Hagana, Histadrut, Holocaust, Irgun, Mapai, Palmach, Shimon Peres, Moshe Sharett, War of Independence, Chaim Weizmann

ISBN: 0671230948

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Price: $55.00

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