Research Catalog

Title

34 days : Israel, Hezbollah, and the war in Lebanon / Amos Harel and Avi Issacharoff.

Author

Harel, Amos

Publication

New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2008.

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Details

Additional Authors

Isacharoff, Avi, 1973-

Description

xi, 288 p.; 25 cm.

Summary

"34 Days reconstructs the progression of the war, from the soldiers' abduction through the hasty Israeli decision for an aggressive response; the fateful discussions within the Cabinet and among the senior Israeli command; and the heavy fighting in south Lebanon. It analyzes the developments on the Lebanese side - from the Hezbollah bunkers in the South, to Dahia, the Shiite quarter in Beirut that Israel destroyed, through the power struggles between Prime Minister Fouad Siniora and Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah. It investigates the raging diplomatic battles that took place in Paris, Washington, and New York, which would eventually end the war." "34 Days presents the 2006 Lebanon war as it has never been described before. It is based on hundreds of interviews with key figures in the war, including prominent politicians on all sides; soldiers on the ground; the mediators for France, the United States, and the United Nations; and Israeli and Lebanese citizens."--Jacket.

Alternative Title

Thirty four days

Subject

• 2006
• Lebanon War, 2006

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [263]-277) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Introduction and acknowledgments -- The abduction -- Barak promises -- Denial -- A new triumvirate -- Going to war -- The ship leaves port -- The soldiers can wait -- Bint J'Bayel, first round -- To us, a tie is the same as defeat -- Floundering -- The cabinet -- Casualty count in Saluki -- Not defeat, failure -- Epilogue : until the next war.

ISBN

• 0230604005
• 9780230604001

LCCN

^^2007048534

OCLC

• 181601125
• SCSB-10875567

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library