Segev, Tom, 1945-

A state at any cost : the life of David Ben-Gurion / Tom Segev ; translated from the Hebrew by Haim Watzman. - First American edition. - 804 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm.

"Originally published in Hebrew in 2018 by Keter Books, Israel."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 753-770) and index.

The road to power -- The vow -- Scroll of fire -- Birds -- Foreign labor -- Sejera -- Deportation -- New world -- Authority -- Scandals -- Unification -- Conversations -- Winds of war -- Zionist alertness -- Holocaust and scism -- The limits of power -- Maps -- Partition -- War -- New Israelis -- Anxieties -- The nasty business -- The second round -- Yes to the old man -- The lavon affair -- Twilight -- Another kind of Jew.

The definitive and newsworthy biography of Israel's founder and longest-serving prime minister.

9780374112646 0374112649

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Ben-Gurion, David, 1886-1973.


Prime ministers--Israel--Biography.


Israel--History.

DS125.3. B37 / S4413 2019