About the Book
Fearing an imminent invasion, Israel launched a preemptive air attack on Egypt in June 1967 and it achieved such staggering devastation that in just six days the war was won and the future of the Middle East was forever changed. But have our assumptions about the genesis of the Six-Day War been misguided? What was the involvement of the Soviet Union? Were the Israelis planning to use nuclear weapons? Were the Soviets? This book provides an account that is startlingly different from all previous histories of the Six-Day War. Award-winning Israeli journalists Isabella Ginor and Gideon Remez investigate newly available documents and testimonies from the former Soviet Union, cross-check them extensively against Israeli and Western sources, and arrive at fresh and frightening conclusions. Filled with astonishing new information about this crucial week in history, the book paints a disturbing picture of Cold War aggression, deception, and calculated willingness to precipitate a global crisis.
About the Author :
Isabella Ginor is research fellow, The Harry S. Truman Research Institute for the Advancement of Peace, Hebrew University, Jerusalem. She was born in Ukraine and since 1967 has resided in Israel, where she is a frequent commentator in the Israeli and foreign media. Gideon Remez is a well-known radio and print journalist in Israel. He fought in the Six-Day War and was a frontline correspondent in the Suez Canal theater of the 1973 Yom Kippur War. The authors live in Jerusalem.
Review :
"A welcome addition to the history of the Soviet role in the 1967 Six-Day War and the USSR's strategic deception. . . . priceless in fostering knowledge about the Kremlin's methods to provoke crises and conflicts to advance its interests and power . . ." Ariel Cohen, "Middle East Quarterly"--Ariel Cohen "Middle East Quarterly ""
"Ginor and Remez bring to the table new insights . . . and a profound challenge to the conventional wisdom. . . . [It] should become standard reading not only on the Six-Day War, but for Middle East history as well." Mark T./i>--Mark T. Clark "Association for the Study of the Middle East and Africa ""
"This book resolves one of the great mysteries of the Six-Day War, putting the Soviet Union at the center of the drama. Written with a wealth of documentary evidence, it has all the intrigue of a detective story, and all the pace of a novel." Sir Martin Gilbert, author of "Israel: A History"--Sir Martin Gilbert"
An ambitious and thoroughly revisionist account of the origins of the Six-Day War. By placing Israeli nuclear ambitions and the Soviet reaction as major links in the chain of events, the authors have produced a book that will stand out in the debate about the Cold War and the Middle East. Odd Arne Westad, co-chair, Cold War Studies Centre, London School of Economics--Odd Arne Westad"
The text reads like the solution to a mystery, amassing information from voluminous sources...and making an intuitively compelling case...--Daniel Pipes "New York Sun ""
"An ambitious and thoroughly revisionist account of the origins of the Six-Day War. By placing Israeli nuclear ambitions--and the Soviet reaction--as major links in the chain of events, the authors have produced a book that will stand out in the debate about the Cold War and the Middle East."--Odd Arne Westad, co-chair, Cold War Studies Centre, London School of Economics--Odd Arne Westad
It's a terrifying story, thoroughly sourced, and much of it is entirely new.--Norman Lebrecht"Evening Standard" (06/28/2007)
It''s a terrifying story, thoroughly sourced, and much of it is entirely new.--Norman Lebrecht"Evening Standard" (06/28/2007)
?A fascinating, plausible, and hitherto untold tale. The authors demonstrate that the Six-Day War marked a major Soviet political-military defeat comparable to the Cuban Missile Crisis. Carefully researched and reconstructed, fast-paced and well-written, this book represents a major contribution to the history of the modern Middle East. Dov S. Zakheim, former U.S. Under Secretary of Defense -- Dov S. Zakheim
?An ambitious and thoroughly revisionist account of the origins of the Six-Day War. By placing Israeli nuclear ambitions?and the Soviet reaction?as major links in the chain of events, the authors have produced a book that will stand out in the debate about the Cold War and the Middle East. Odd Arne Westad, co-chair, Cold War Studies Centre, London School of Economics -- Odd Arne Westad
" An ambitious and thoroughly revisionist account of the origins of the Six-Day War. By placing Israeli nuclear ambitions -- and the Soviet reaction -- as major links in the chain of events, the authors have produced a book that will stand out in the debate about the Cold War and the Middle East. " -- Odd Arne Westad, co-chair, Cold War Studies Centre, London School of Economics
" An ambitious and thoroughly revisionist account of the origins of the Six-Day War. By placing Israeli nuclear ambitions-- and the Soviet reaction-- as major links in the chain of events, the authors have produced a book that will stand out in the debate about the Cold War and the Middle East." -- Odd Arne Westad, co-chair, Cold War Studies Centre, London School of Economics
"A unique contribution to the history of the Cold War in the eastern Mediterranean. The authors challenge the predominant view of the 1967 war, and theirsis certainly an original explanation that has been little appreciated if not entirely ignored by Western historians." David Murphy, former chief of Soviet operations, Central Intelligence Agency
--David Murphy"
"A well-researched and provocative new look at the background to the 1967 Israeli-Arab war. Its central thesis appears unreal until one assesses the myriad sources and deep documentation that add up to a compelling argument.This book will immediately assume a place of prominence among the must-read sources for understanding the war." Daniel C. Kurtzer, former U.S. Ambassador to Israel and Egypt, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University
--Daniel C. Kurtzer"
"This fascinating new book brings to light new, original research on the origins of the 1967War.While data andfacts are still coming in and skeptics may scoff, the Soviet role now appears to be larger and more intensive than many of us may have realized." Thomas R. Pickering, Former Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs 1997-2000, Ambassador to Russia 1993-96, Ambassador to Israel 1985-88 --Thomas R. Pickering"
A fascinating, plausible, and hitherto untold tale. The authors demonstrate that the Six-Day War marked a major Soviet political-military defeat comparable to the Cuban Missile Crisis. Carefully researched and reconstructed, fast-paced and well-written, this book represents a major contribution to the history of the modern Middle East. Dov S. Zakheim, former U.S. Under Secretary of Defense
--Dov S. Zakheim"
"A fascinating, plausible, and hitherto untold tale. The authors demonstrate that the Six-Day War marked a major Soviet political-military defeat comparable to the Cuban Missile Crisis. Carefully researched and reconstructed, fast-paced and well-written, this book represents a major contribution to the history of the modern Middle East."--Dov S. Zakheim, former U.S. Under Secretary of Defense
--Dov S. Zakheim
" A fascinating, plausible, and hitherto untold tale. The authors demonstrate that the Six-Day War marked a major Soviet political-military defeat comparable to the Cuban Missile Crisis. Carefully researched and reconstructed, fast-paced and well-written, this book represents a major contribution to the history of the modern Middle East. " -- Dov S. Zakheim, former U.S. Under Secretary of Defense& nbsp;
" A fascinating, plausible, and hitherto untold tale. The authors demonstrate that the Six-Day War marked a major Soviet political-military defeat comparable to the Cuban Missile Crisis. Carefully researched and reconstructed, fast-paced and well-written, this book represents a major contribution to the history of the modern Middle East." -- Dov S. Zakheim, former U.S. Under Secretary of Defense
"In this work the authors have made a unique contribution to the history of the Cold War in the eastern Mediterranean and specifically the Arab-Israeli conflict of June 1967, popularly known as the Six Day War. Their research challenged the predominant view of that war and theirs is certainly an original explanation of the events leading up to the war and of Soviet conduct during the war. It has been little appreciated if not entirely ignored by Western historians."-David Murphy, author of "What Stalin Knew: The Enigma of Barbarossa"
"Isabella Ginor and Gideon Remez present a fascinating, plausible and hitherto untold tale of high-risk Soviet military machinations in the Middle East before and during the June 1967 War. The authors demonstrate that the Six Day War not only represented a turning point in the history of that volatile region, but also marked a major Soviet political-military defeat of a magnitude comparable to the Cuban Missile Crisis. Carefully researched and reconstructed, fast-paced and well-written, this book represents a major contribution to the history of the modern Middle East and of the Arab-Israeli conflict."-Dov S. Zakheim, Under Secretary of Defense (2001-2004)
-- Dov S. Zakheim
