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Moshe Dayan : the making of a strategist /

"In this major re-evaluation of Moshe Dayan's life and career, Eitan Shamir examines one of the most influential individuals in the history of modern Israel. Eitan Shamir explores the basis and justification for Dayan's reputation as a strategist and what made his command and leadersh...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Shamir, Eitan, 1964- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2025.
Series:Cambridge military histories.
Subjects:
Dayan, Moshe, > 1915-1981.
Dayan, Moshe, > 1915-1981 > Military leadership.
Generals > Israel > Biography.
Statesmen > Israel > Biography.
Israel. > Tseva haganah le-Yiśraʼel > Biography.
Arab-Israeli conflict.
Strategy.
Israel > History > 20th century.
Généraux > Israël > Biographies.
Hommes d'État > Israël > Biographies.
Stratégie.
Table of Contents:
  • The Education of a Strategist
  • From Tactical Command to Political Negotiator : The War of Independance
  • Generalship
  • Theater Commander : The Sinai Campaign
  • "The Minister of Victory" : The Six-Day War
  • Minister of the Palestinian Territories
  • The War of Attrition : Fighting Egyptians and Soviets
  • The God Who Failed
  • The Turning Point
  • The Deal Maker : Peace With Egypt
  • The Development of a Strategist.