Arik : the life of Ariel Sharon /

Arik : the life of Ariel Sharon /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Landau, David.
Edition:	First Edition.
Imprint:	New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2013.
Description:	xiii, 635 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 25 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Sharon, Ariel. Sharon, Ariel. Prime ministers -- Israel -- Biography. Generals -- Israel -- Biography. Arab-Israeli conflict. Arab-Israeli conflict. Generals. Politics and government Prime ministers. Israel -- Politics and government -- 20th century. Israel -- History, Military -- 20th century. Israel -- Biography. Israel. Biography. Military history.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/9897151

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ISBN:	9781400042418 (hardcover) 1400042410 (hardcover)
Notes:	"This is a Borzoi book"--Title page verso. Includes bibliographical references (pages 593-598) and index.
Summary:	A portrait of the Israeli political and military leader evaluates his decisive roles in major historical events throughout the past four decades while analyzing the dramatic reversal that marked his decisions as prime minister.

Table of Contents:

Preface Land of Hope
Chapter 1. Poor Little Fat Boy
Chapter 2. Probationer
Chapter 3. Desert Storm
Chapter 4. Advise and Dissent
Chapter 5. His Will Be Done
Chapter 6. Through the Mire
Chapter 7. On the Farm
Chapter 8. Wars Old and New
Chapter 9. Jordan Is Palestine?
Chapter 10. Backwoodsman
Chapter 11. Last Man Standing
Chapter 12. Summit
Chapter 13. Power Failure
Chapter 14. King of Israel
Chapter 15. About-Face
Chapter 16. Island in the Sun
Chapter 17. "You Worry Too Much"
Chapter 18. To Sleep, Too Soon
Acknowledgments
Interviews
Appendix
Notes
Bibliography
Index