Menachem Begin : a life / Avi Shilon ; translated from the Hebrew by Danielle Zilberberg & Yoram Sharett.

Author: Shilon, Avi.

Imprint:New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, c2012.

Descriptionxi, 545 p., [12] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.

Note:"Originally published in Hebrew as Begin, 1913-1992 by Am Oved Publishers Ltd 2007."

Note:Political talent -- A commander's getaway -- Going underground -- Declaration of rebellion -- A bomb in the heart of the empire -- Jubilation and disappointment -- Rejected and outcast -- Be killed but do not transgress -- Buds of legitimacy -- The breakthrough -- Once more a rebel -- Against expectations -- God, you have chosen us to rule -- No more war -- Deterioration -- The Begin doctrine -- King of israel -- There will be not a single katyusha -- The downfall -- Self-flagellation -- Sharon was afraid of me -- Epilogue.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. 521-528) and index.

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