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What Real Battle Is Like, July 20, 2002
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This is a very entertaining book about the desperate battle for Jerusalem during the Six Day War of 1967. The author was overall Israeli commander of this battle and his style of writing gives the reader a you-are-there feeling as the battle is planned and fought. If you like alot of action, you will enjoy this book. There is not a dull page. What I really appreciate about this narrative is the way it brings out the reality of combat. Seldom does anything go as planned. Mistakes are made and confusion is usually present. Among the bullets and bombs almost every human emotion is presented. War is terrible, but there is a time for glory.
Basically, the battle is in stages. Various strategic points must be taken by the Israelis from the Jordanians in a precise order. The reader is taken from one point to the next and is introduced to the major Israeli combat units and leaders in the process. A nice map of Jerusalem at the time of the battle is at the front of the book, so the reader can easily follow the flow of action.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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"The Temple Mount is ours !....", November 9, 2002
Many readers will be familiar with Michael Oren's excellent recent work entitled `Six Days Of War' which relates to the 1967 Arab-Israeli war.
Perhaps the most significant event of that conflict was the actual battle for Jerusalem which saw Israel once again in control of the whole of Jerusalem, including east Jerusalem, the Temple Mount and the Western Wall. Areas so long occupied by Jordan.
Monumental events that have since held intense, international, political and religious significance. Even today Jerusalem is central to the Middle East 'peace process' and the stumbling block to virtually all negotations. The momentous events described here eventually resulting in Jerusalem going on to be officially declared as the eternal and indivisible capital of Israel during August 1980. A fact yet to be recognised by most of the international community.
Israeli Lt. General Mordechai Gur, the first to break through and reach the Temple Mount provides an excellent, firsthand account of the events leading up to, during, and following the 1967 battle for Jerusalem and the actual taking of the Temple Mount during the conflict.
This is a highly personal, intense account of the actual fighting. You feel as if you are there with the troops on the ground. Those familiar with the streets and environs of Jerusalem & the Old City will be even more so.
The progress of the actual battle against the well-armed and well-trained Jordanian forces is documented throughout and the momentous sentiment expressed towards the end when suddenly at the Western Wall is almost palpable.
An exceedingly well written, moving account which proceeds at a rapid pace hardly pausing for breath from once incident to another. Highly recommended.
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2.0 out of 5 stars
Terrible book about a fantastic battle, August 5, 2009
This review is from: The Battle for Jerusalem (Mass Market Paperback)
I found this book while at the Las Vegas airport. The book was in the bargain area of the bookstore. I decided to pick up the book, as I am a huge history buff. I could not believe that a book about so important an occasion in military history could be found in the bargain area. As I found out after I started to read, there was a reason why the book was in the bargain area. My main problem with book was with the way it is written. The book is written as if it were a diary or journal. There is very little background information given. No backstory. No explaination as to people and places. Figures come and go without regard. It is just poorly written. The guy who wrote it was a general who participated in the battle for Jerusalem, but he is no writer. My secondary issue has to do with lack of pictures, diagrams, photos, etc.. The only picture is that of a crudley drawn map of the city of Jerusalem. Hate to be a bummer. Love the history - hate the book. Glad I got it for a pittance, because I left it at the airport for someone else to judge. I understand that the book was originally written in hebrew, and then translatted. Maybe something was lost in translation. Not everyone is a writter.
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