Menachem Begin

A Life

By: Avi Shilon, Danielle Zilberberg (Translator), Yoram Sharett (Translator)

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Hardcover | 27 November 2012 | Edition Number 1

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This riveting biography is the first to provide a satisfactory answer to the question, Who was Menachem Begin? Based on wide-ranging research among archival documents and on testimonials and interviews with Begin's closest advisers, the book presents a detailed new portrait ofIsrael's founding leader. Among the many topics Avi Shilon holds up to new light are Begin's antagonistic relationship with David Ben-Gurion, his controversial role in the 1982 Lebanon War, his unique leadership style, the changes in his ideology over the years, and the mystery behind the total silence he maintained at the end of his career. Through Begin's remarkable life, the book also recounts the history of the right-wing segment of Israeli society, a story essential to understanding the Israel of today.

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"I read this book, which was written with immense talent and based on profound research, with great interest. This biography represents a decisive contribution to the truth."-Shimon Peres -- Shimon Peres
"The most comprehensive and thorough biography published to date about Begin . . . will be of particular interest to American Jews"-Benny Morris, author of 1948: A History of the First Arab-Israeli War -- Benny Morris
"Avi Shilon has beautifully documented Menachem Begin's remarkable life and explained his complex character; in addition, this well-translated biography provides important insights into Begin's historic prime ministry."-Daniel Pipes, Middle East Forum -- Daniel Pipes

"The first comprehensive biography about the leader and the man. . . . A pioneering event in its field."-Time Out Tel Aviv

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"A fully realized, important portrait of a significant 20th-century leader."-Kirkus, starred review

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"This first comprehensive biography of Menachem Begin...reveals a man of great contradictions and influence in the shifting political developments of his time."-Publishers Weekly * Publishers Weekly *

"Shilon masterfully details Begin's life."-Choice

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Finalist for the 2012 National Jewish Book Awards in the Biography, Autobiography, Memoir category. -- National Jewish Book Awards * Jewish Book Council *

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Preface	p. vii
Acknowledgments	p. xi
Political Talent	p. 1
A Commander's Getaway	p. 25
Going Underground	p. 39
Declaration of Rebellion	p. 48
A Bomb in the Heart of the Empire	p. 81
Jubilation and Disappointment	p. 106
Rejected and Outcast	p. 146
Be Killed but Do Not Transgress	p. 166
Buds of Legitimacy	p. 184
The Breakthrough	p. 199
Once More a Rebel	p. 220
Against Expectations	p. 233
God, You Have Chosen Us to Rule	p. 248
No More War	p. 259
Deterioration	p. 314
The Begin Doctrine	p. 335
King of Israel	p. 348
"There Will Be Not a Single Katyusha"	p. 363
The Downfall	p. 408
Self-Flagellation	p. 424
"Sharon Was Afraid of Me"	p. 436
Epilogue	p. 447
Notes	p. 453
Bibliography	p. 521
Index	p. 529
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