The Lion's Gate : on the front lines of the Six Day War /

"We are being bullied, my father said, and the only way to handle a bully is to punch him in the face. "What would you do?" I asked. "Strike now. As soon as possible. Meet the enemy straight-up and destroy him. There is no other way." -YAEL DAYAN, daughter of Moshe Dayan,...

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Main Author: Pressfield, Steven (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, New York : Sentinel, 2014.
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