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Arik: The Life of Ariel Sharon
David Landau
Arik: The Life of Ariel Sharon
David Landau
A commander in the Israeli Army from its inception in 1948, and a politician whose tenure bridged numerous governments, as both a general and a politician Ariel Sharon championed the construction of Israeli settlements in the West Bank and Gaza. But in his later years, as prime minister, he took a dramatic turn, and became the driving force behind Israel?s unilateral disengagement. In this first truly comprehensive biography, David Landau, the former editor-in-chief of Haaretz, paints a vivid picture of the most dramatic and imposing Israeli political and military leader of the last forty years?and takes a penetrating look at how Sharon transformed his country like no one else.
688 pages, 32-pp black and white and 3 maps
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | November 11, 2014 |
ISBN13 | 9781400076987 |
Publishers | Random House USA Inc |
Pages | 688 |
Dimensions | 153 × 226 × 36 mm · 698 g |
Language | English |
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