Moshe Dayan

Moshe Dayan

â€œRarely have people placed such profound trust in a single manâ€

But rarer still is how Moshe Dayan commanded the complete trust of the majority of Israelis.

Born in the first kibbutz in 1915, Moshe Dayanâ€™s life was an unbroken chain of war and death his constant companion.

As a teenager, he joined the Haganah and within a decade, had met two of the three men he considered to have had the greatest influence on him - Yitzhak Sadeh and Orde Wingate.

Losing his left eye to a sniper in 1941, while the psychological wound never truly healed Dayan remained a force to be reckoned with.

Retiring as Chief of Staff in 1958, Dayan followed his fatherâ€™s footsteps and entered the world of politics, becoming first Minister of Agriculture and then Defense, in 1959 and â€™67 respectively.

In his lifetime, he became a symbol for the tiny country whose existence continues purely by its courage in a sea of enemies that forever threaten its destruction.

Brimming with personal insights, Shabtai Tevethâ€™s 1972 biography is a remarkable portrait of a remarkable man before he became Israelâ€™s Minister of Foreign Affairs.

Praise for Moshe Dayan

â€˜An informative and disarming biographyâ€™ â€“ Kirkus Reviews

Praise for The Tanks of Tamuz

'An outstanding book' - General Moshe Dayan

Shabtai Teveth (1925-2014) was an Israeli journalist and historian. During the 1967 war he was official war correspondent for the Israeli army. In 2005 he was awarded the stateâ€™s highest honour, the Israel Prize, for â€œlifetime achievement and special contribution to society and the Stateâ€. His other works include The Cursed Blessing and The Tanks of Tammuz.
Country USA
Manufacturer Lume Books
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2016-09-20
Format Kindle eBook

Praise for Moshe Dayan

Praise for The Tanks of Tamuz

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Country	USA
Manufacturer	Lume Books
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2016-09-20
Format	Kindle eBook